The dodo (Raphus cucullatus here as Didus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. from ' 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 Baron, Lionel Walter Rothschild, 1868-1937 Published 1907 as a limited edition book in London by Hutchinson & Co.

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