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Pigeons - Columbimorphae

The extinct Dodo relative the Rodrigues Solitaire skeleton, Tooth-Billed Pigeon, Rock dove or pigeon and crowned pigeon. 

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Raphus cucullatus, Pezophaps solitaria, Didunculus strigirostris, Columbia livia, Goura cristata, Pterocles alchata, and Syrrhaptes paradoxus skeletons.

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Whilst the evolutionary group of pigeons may feel uninteresting, the presence of such rarities as the Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire makes it a worthwhile group to study. 

 

Courtesy of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge

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