AN EXTINCT MALE PASSENGER PIGEON (ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS) FEATHER

AN EXTINCT MALE PASSENGER PIGEON (ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS) FEATHERof Natural History / Taxidermy interest, a single full bodied feather, with quill cut at base, suspended in a membrane display frame.the feather 2.3cm in lengthProvenance - Obtained from a male taxidermy mount during restoration. CITES (not listed)The Passenger Pigeon was once so abundant that flocks of them blacked out the sky. Extinct since 1914, the passenger pigeon is one of the most famous extinct species. A rare opportunity to own a fascinating piece of natural history.