last collected in 1892 by W. Brown on Mona Island
tree-dwelling island forest fruit eater
specimens in Paris, Leyden, and Chicago
disappeared after deforestation; also hunted for collectors and the pet trade
References:
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.321
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.109
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