last collected by Mr. Deppe in 1837 at Honolulu
island montane forest nectivore/omnivore endemic to Oahu, Hawaiian Islands
specimens in Boston, London, Vienna, Paris, New York, and Berlin
disappeared after introduction of cattle, rats, mongoose, plants, competitor birds, and disease
References:
Ehrlich, P. R. et al. Birds in Jeopardy QL676.55.E38 1992 ISBN 0-8047-1967-5 p.204
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.211
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.423
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.211
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.111
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