02588cam a22003253u 4500 75956 UtSlPG 20260610134746.0 m cr n 260607r20251866utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QL Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 Memoir on the Dodo (Didus ineptus, Linn.) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-04-25 Charlene Taylor, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) “Memoir on the Dodo (Didus ineptus, Linn.)” by Richard Owen is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book focuses on the extinct Dodo bird of Mauritius, combining historical accounts, pictorial and written evidence, and anatomical descriptions. Its primary aim is to document the history and physical characteristics of the Dodo using all available evidence from literature, art, museum specimens, and recent discoveries of skeletal remains to establish a comprehensive understanding of this bird’s existence and affinities. The opening of this work lays out a meticulous historical introduction, recounting early European encounters with the Dodo, descriptions and illustrations from travel accounts, and the subsequent preservation (and loss) of Dodo specimens in various museums. Richard Owen presents a summary of William John Broderip’s exhaustive investigations, detailing primary sources that reference the Dodo and discussing known physical remains, such as bones and skins, as well as the depiction of the Dodo in 17th-century paintings. The narrative then transitions to more recent developments, including the discovery of additional bones in Mauritius and efforts to confirm their identity, thus setting the stage for a scientific analysis of the Dodo’s anatomy and its classification within the bird family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Taylor and Francis, 1866 Dodo Broderip, William John, 1789-1859 https://archive.org/details/Memoirdodo00Owen/page/n12/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75956 116681 116681