前言Introduction8
巨??AtitlánGiantGrebe18
德氏小??AlaotraGrebe28
粉头鸭Pink-headedDuck32
石南鸡HeathHen38
威克岛秧鸡WakeIslandRail46
雷仙岛秧鸡LaysanRail50
极北杓鹬EskimoCurlew56
旅鸽PassengerPigeon62
卡罗莱纳长尾鹦鹉CarolinaParakeet72
极乐鹦鹉ParadiseParrot78
笑鸮LaughingOwl88
象牙嘴啄木鸟Ivory-billedWoodpecker96
帝啄木鸟ImperialWoodpecker112
新西兰从异鹩NewZealandBushWren118
阿达薮莺AldabraBrushWarbler128
黑胸虫森莺Bachman’sWarbler134
考岛吸蜜鸟Kaua′i′O′o140
鹦嘴管舌雀′O′u148
马莫Mamo154
毛岛蜜雀Po′ouli158
关岛阔嘴鹟GuamFlycatcher166
袋狼Thylacine170
大短尾蝠GreaterShort-tailedBat180
加勒比僧海豹CaribbeanMonkSeal184
白鳍豚YangtzeRiverDolphin188
斑驴Quagga194
熊氏鹿Schomburgk’sDeer206
狷羚BubalHartebeest210
附录Appendix214
补充书目Furtherreading236
致谢Acknowledgments242