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| Keywords: Extinctbirds1907 P36 Camptolaemus labradorius0363AA.jpg en The Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius was a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never known to be common and is believed to be the first bird to go extinct in North America after 1500 The last Labrador Duck is believed to have been seen at Elmira New York on December 12 1878; the last preserved specimen was shot in 1875 on Long Island It was thought to breed in Labrador although no nests were ever described and it wintered from Nova Scotia to as far south as Chesapeake Bay One-Half Natural Size �from Nature Extinct birds an attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times that is within the last six or seven hundred years to which are added a few which still exist but are on the verge of extinction By Lionel Walter Rothschild 2nd Baron Rothschild 8 February 1868 � 27 August 1937 http //www archive org/details/extinctbirdsatte00roth Creator John Gerrard Keulemans 1907 Not in copyright Public Domain original PD-old-100 Extinct Birds Rothschild book 36 John Gerrard Keulemans Camptorhynchus labradorius | ||||
