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Re: Flight of the Dodo (and solitaire)

To: TiJaWi@agron.iastate.edu, "'dinosaur@usc.edu'" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Flight of the Dodo (and solitaire)
From: Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@rogers.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 12:16:52 -0500
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At 10:54 AM 08/03/02 -0600, Williams, Tim wrote:

By the way, wasn't there a solitaire on Reunion too?

Recent work by Dowsett-Lemaire suggests that the solitaire of Reunion was apparently a flightless ibis closely related to the Sacred Ibis of Africa. Subfossil remains of the ibis are common on Reunion and dodo-like remains quite absent, though early travellers who reported the "solitaire" did not mention the ibis at all - suggesting that the two are identical.

-- Ronald I. Orenstein Phone: (905) 820-7886 International Wildlife Coalition Fax/Modem: (905) 569-0116 1825 Shady Creek Court Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 3W2 mailto:ornstn@rogers.com

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