greater 'amakihi (Viridonia sagittirostris)

Query: extinct birds

Result: 439^th of 470

Subject:	greater 'amakihi (Viridonia sagittirostris)
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Description
Illustration showing Viridonia sagittirostris which is now a synonym of the Greater ʻAmakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris) from Avifauna of Laysan By Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) (Dutch bird illustrator), which was issued from 1893--1900.
Date 1893--1900
Source http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imageGalaxy_MoreImages.cfm?book_id=SIL-006-3
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemignathus_sagittirostris.jpg

The greater ʻamakihi (Viridonia sagittirostris) was a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It was found only in the Island of Hawaii. The species was last recorded in 1901 and is now considered extinct. The greater ʻamakihi, also known as the green solitaire while it was extant, was the largest recent 'amakihi. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae, Species: Viridonia sagittirostris (Rothschild, 1892), Synonyms: Hemignathus sagittirostris (Rothschild, 1892)

extinct birds
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