Labrador duck
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The Labrador duck is an extinct North American duck species. It has the distinction of being the first known endemic North American bird species to become extinct after the Columbian Exchange, with th
Camptorhynchus labradorius
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Diagram of the male
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans of a female and male
Elmira, New York
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Elmira is a city in and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. T
Labrador duck
…first known endemic North American bird species to become extinct after the Columbian Exchange, with the last reported sighting occurring in 1878 in Elmira, New York, and the last preserved specimen was shot in the fall of 1875 in Long Island, New York, by J.G. Bell. It was already a rare duck before European settlers…
Elmira city hall in 2002
Location in Chemung County in the state of New York
Evening roll-call at Camp Rathburn, circa 1864
Elmira Reformatory, circa 1897