Labrador Duck
Extinct circa 1878 • Labrador
"'I can remember the time,' said Mr. Dutcher, 'when the Labrador duck frequented Long Island and were sold in Fulton Market. That species is now practically if not entirely extinct.'"
"EXTERMINATION OF DUCKS.; Sportsmen Ask That Spring Shooting Be Prohibited."New York Times 6 Mar. 1903.
Audubon, John J. Pied Duck (now Called Labrador Duck, Camptorhynchus Labradorius). Digital image. Plate 332 of Birds of America. 1827-1838. Web. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camptorhynchus_labradoriusAWP332AA.jpg>.
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