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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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While it is listed as Least Concern, it is rare in China – the range map in the HBW barely touches Chinese territory. The Latin name “ chinensis ” is somewhat misleading as is much more common in Southeast Asia than in China – apparently, it was chosen in the mistaken belief that the type specimen had come from China.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Yangtze River Dolphin in captivity, 1988, Wuhan, China, p. And, then there are the extinct birds of Hawaii, four of which are represented here— Kaua‘i ‘O‘o, `O`u, Po?ouli, ouli, and Mamo (also known as Hawaii Mamo). Hawaii, photographer may be Ahulan, his assistant, p. The story of the Mamo is particularly poignant.

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