last dozen shot 01 December 1901 by collector R. H. Beck
extemely tame island steppe/forest carnivore endemic to Guadalupe Island, Mexico
specimens in Chicago, Washington, and London
disappeared after hunting and poisoning campaign by island goat herders
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.58
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.184
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
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