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Accession No NO.245
Name/Title PIGEON, PASSENGER
Brief Description A female Passenger Pigeon mounted, secured with wire to branch and attached to a square wooden base.

The skin was given to Samuel Henry Drew, the first Director of the Wanganui Public Museum, by Dr Otto Finsch, a German Natural Philosopher and explorer. Drew mounted the skin for exhibition. The Passenger Pigeon, or Wild Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), was indigenous to North America, until the early 20th century when it became extinct due to over-hunting and habitat destruction.
Classification ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS/ECTOPISTES
Primary Maker Drew, Samuel Henry (b.1844, d.1901)
Primary Prod Period Late 19th century/19th century
Primary Prod Place United States of America
Measurement Reading 30 x 12 x 26cm
Signature/Marks PASSENGER PIGEON/ Ectopistes migratorius/ Nth. America". Inscribed on this label, ballpoint "(female symbol).
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