Extinct Passenger Pigeon Feather #0807

This is the feather of an extinct passenger pigeon!

The famous and ill-fated passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon endemic to North America. Once numbering in the billions, it was hunted to extinction in the early 1900s. Passenger pigeon items are rare and highly coveted in collections. After all, they’re not making any more!
Sourced from the genuine female study skin pictured, this is a real wing covert feather that fell from the mount during restoration. It has been attractively displayed in a frame against an excerpt from William T. Hornaday’s Our vanishing wild life (1913, in public domain). This is only other feather available, and is the largest and finest example. Please review all pictures and description for condition.
This specimen is a legal bird feather – it is not from an ESA- or MBTA-listed species and is legal to sell and possess. US sales only, sorry!

SOLD!