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	The Dodo Family Secrets
		Their analysis shows the dodo and the solitaire to be close relatives, with their nearest living relative the Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica from the Nicobar Islands and nearby south-east Asia.
		The dodo was a flightless bird, bigger than a turkey, living on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
		By comparing these pieces with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to deduce when the dodo evolved away from its relatives into a separate entity.
	www.encyclopedia.mu /Nature/Fauna/Birds/Extinct/DodoFamily.htm (447 words)

	Solitaire, Birds, Solitaire, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia
		Native to the New World, solitaires are found mostly in the tropics, but Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi, occurs west of the Rocky Mountains, wintering from northern Mexico into southern Canada and breeding as far north as southern Alaska.
		Two Caribbean islands species, the Cuban solitaire, M. elisabeth, and the rufous-throated solitaire, M. genibarbis, are considered endangered species.
		Solitaire is also the name for two species of extinct DODO BIRDS.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/birdsindex.asp?counter=87 (118 words)

	The Dodo was really a pigeon
		A DNA test on the mummified bird that helped to inspire Alice in Wonderland has revealed that the dodo was actually a pigeon.
		Both birds were so heavily modified for their island habitats that it is difficult to determine their evolutionary history simply by looking at their shape and their bones.
		Now DNA analyses of these birds have confirmed that the dodo and the solitaire are part of the pigeon family.
	www.encyclopedia.mu /Nature/Fauna/Birds/Extinct/DodoPigeon.htm (477 words)

	Diamond Solitaires
		The term 'solitaire' is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout of tiles, pegs or stones rather than cards.
		---- The Solitaires are medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera ''Myadestes'', Cichlopsis and Entomodestes of the thrush family Turdidae.
		The solitaires were extinct by the end of the 18th century.
	www.awonky.com /pages2/26/diamond-solitaires.html (1348 words)

	Description of the Dodo bird (raphus cucullatus)
		The dodo was a large, plump bird covered in soft, grey feathers, with a plume of white at its tail.
		Because it was flightless, those who saw the bird often thought it had no real wings at all, describing them as "little winglets." Study of the skeleton reveals, however, that the dodo did in fact have wings that were simply not used for flight, much like penguins' wings.
		The interference of the foreign animals coupled with the continued overuse of the birds for food led to its total extinction by 1693.
	www.birds.mu /Extinct/Dodo.htm (1039 words)

	WSO Hotline Reports 2000
		The bird is being seen in the second impoundment east of the historical marker on the south side of Hwy 49.
		This bird is usually present in the pasture on the west side of the road or perched on the barbed wire fence.
		The Ozaukee County bird is on St. Augustine Road two-tenths of a mile west of Blue Goose Road in the shrubby area on the south side of the road.
	www.uwgb.edu /birds/wso/wsohotline00.htm (19413 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Species Info - Reunion Solitaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		An old account reported that the bill of the Reunion Solitaire was "like that of a Woodcock, but larger", leading to the suggestion that the Reunion Solitaire might have been an ibis, although it was thought to have been flightless, and the fossil ibis bones do not indicate flightless ness.
		This bird was apparently a flightless ibis closely related to the Sacred Ibis of Africa, though early travellers who reported the "solitaire" did not mention an ibis at all.
		Two (also extinct) nearest relatives of the Rodrigues solitaire which lived also on the Mascarenes, were the Rodriguez Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) which lived on the island Réunion and the famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus) which lived on the island Mauritius.
	home.hetnet.nl /~harrie.maas/speciesinfo/reunionsolitaire.htm (514 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Species Info - Rodrigues Solitaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Rodrigues solitaire was endemic to Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands.
		Solitaires are distinguished by an unusual large, gnarled knob of bone at the base of the thumb.
		Two (also extinct) nearest relatives of the Rodrigues solitaire which lived also on the Mascarenes, were the Réunion Solitaire (Raphus solitarius) which lived on the island Réunion and the famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus) which lived on the island Mauritius.
	home.hetnet.nl /~harrie.maas/speciesinfo/rodriguessolitaire.htm (641 words)

	Townsend's Solitaire - January 21, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Built to live in the high Rocky Mountains, this bird is very happy and healthy in the cold and snowy McKean Co. winter.
		We were pleased to discover that the bird is in immaculately fresh plumage, which indicates that the bird is eating well, even in the extreme cold.
		This suggests that this bird did not just show up in McKean County recently after a substantial amount of wandering, which would wear down its new feathers, but more likely has been present since the fall and has molted into its current plumage right there in SGL 30 or somewhere close by.
	home.earthlink.net /~pomarine/id42.html (220 words)

	The Hindu : Tales the dead dodo tells
		The sad story of its extinction raised the bird to mythological status, making it the avian equivalent of the great Greek warrior and hero of Homer's Iliad, Achilles, who was killed in the Trojan War when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot.
		It is a murky affair, with some scholars classifying it as part of the family of preying birds such as the falcon, hawk and eagle, while others holding it as from the family of flat-breast-boned ratities such as the ostrich, emu and rhea.
		The dodo and the solitaire themselves separated in the late Oligocene period, or 26 Ma.
	hinduonnet.com /thehindu/seta/2002/03/14/stories/2002031400060300.htm (1116 words)

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		The bird has a buffy wing patch and pronounced eye ring which are characteristic of the species.
		I had submitted a report of a Townsend's Solitaire from Westmoreland County that was not accepted since I noted a pinkish wash across its breast.
		The PORC committee indicated that it could not be certain that the bird I saw was not an immature Blue Bird.
	people.delphiforums.com /MCCONAUGHY/birding/toso.htm (248 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Dodo - Raphus calculatus
		The birds did feed on the fruits of the tree and their strong stomach with pebbles in it did crack the hard fruits so the seeds came free.
		While genetic material from the extinct bird has probably deteriorated into millions of fragments, Cooper is confident that modern methods will reveal enough to allow it to be compared with living species.
		All that remains of the dodo is a head and foot at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, a foot in the British Museum in London, a head in Copenhagen, and a variety of bones strewn across museums in Europe, the United States and Mauritius.
	home.conceptsfa.nl /~pmaas/rea/dodobird.htm (1447 words)

	Townsend's Solitaire description
		These solitaires are large, slender birds, 22cm in length and gray overall with a bold white eye ring.
		Nests: Although the Townsend's Solitaire prefers high perches, their shallow nests are loosely constructed on the ground among tree roots or other ground shelter.
		Within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Townsend's Solitaire was detected in low abundance in hilly and mountainous ecological units during the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Bird Inventory, June 1999 and 2000.
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/key_resources/birds/species_descriptions/toso_description.htm (443 words)

	NZP Puzzles and Games
		An entertaining solitaire wherein the object is to lay down and build upon a foundation of 13 cards.
		The Emperor is an impatient man. He wants to relocate the many bird cages found throughout his palace, and has enlisted your help in finding the most efficient route for doing so.
		A catchy little solitaire, in which the objective is to pair off and remove all the cards in the pack.
	www.nzp.ca (661 words)

	12/3/2002 -- A New Look at the Long-Lost Dodo and Its Family Tree
		A large flightless bird native to Mauritius Island, east of Madagascar, the dodo was first encountered by Europeans toward the end of the 1500's.
		And so few specimens of the bird were preserved that scientists have been arguing ever since over what sort of creature it was, what its evolutionary tale may have been and in what avian family tree it nested.
		It seems that the dodo and the closely related solitaire bird — another flightless giant native to neighboring islands in the Mascarene chain — are nothing but overgrown, landlubbing pigeons.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=8776 (1066 words)

	Omaha Sunday World-Herald \| A New Visitor. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The writer confesses never having seen this bird before, but the authorities say that the Townsend Solitaire is a specimen of the thrush family and makes its home chiefly in the Rocky Mountains, being only "occasional" in Nebraska.
		This bird is of a sort of buffish gray with a white eye-ring and a severa temper.
		When feeding, the Solitaire is almost impossible to see, clinging to the very inwards of the conifer where he is securing his repast.
	libr.unl.edu:2000 /birds_of_nebraska/DJ.00938.html (324 words)

	All About Birds
		A long-tailed gray bird of the high western mountains, the Townsend's Solitaire descends in the winter to lower elevations where it feeds almost exclusively on juniper berries.
		The Townsend's Solitaire usually puts its nest on the ground, but may nest above the ground in a decaying stub or a live tree.
		During the winter, the male and female are both strongly territorial, defending patches of juniper trees against other solitaires and other birds.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Townsends_Solitaire.html (219 words)

	chapman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was the Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History from 1908 to 1942.
		Love of birds as "the most eloquent expression of nature's beauty, joy and freedom," is the gift of every one who hears the call of the outdoor world.
		For nearly a third of a century Louis Fuertes was the leading bird artist of this country.
	www.netwalk.com /~vireo/chapman.html (161 words)

	WSO Hotline Reports 2001
		The bird is being seen in Door County along County Hwy T between Junction Road on the north and Plumbottom Road on the south.
		The birds are often seen crossing the road at the eastern edge of the woodlot on the Kings Property.
		The birds are often seen crossing the road at the eastern edge of the woodlot on the Kings's Property.
	www.uwgb.edu /birds/wso/wsohotline01.htm (19134 words)

	© Bird Joy by Arleen O'Brien. Sharing the love of birds and nature in New York City & beyond. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is a pelagic bird -- living in the open ocean -- that spends three-quarters of the year at sea until breeding on rocky cliffs around the Polar Basin, Newfoundland, southern Greenland and Iceland, as well as the Northern Pacific.
		This bird is overall gray with some white outer tail feathers like a mockingbird.
		Townsend's Solitaires have thin, white eye rings and an intricate wing pattern with buff-colored patches.
	birdjoy.home.att.net (1522 words)

	March 2002 Central Mass Bird Sightings
		At 11:55AM, Sheila and I had the Townsend's Solitaire fly from the direction of the Spragueville Road (west) and perch atop a tree right on the corner of the road and the east side of the Mountaindale parking area.
		Birds already on the nest were noted in Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket, and North Smithfield Rhode Island, and in the city of Worcester.
		Birds seen during a walk through Sterling Peat this AM included a Common Snipe feeding along the edge of Muddy Pond with several Killdeer.
	users.wpi.edu /~rsquimby/birds/mar02.html (5961 words)

	Newton games action birds with lances software downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Birds around the World Screensaver -Are you afraid of high?
		Birds - the masters of the sky - will tell you all about it.
		Unlike regular solitaire, Action Solitaire is played for points against the clock in timed rounds.
	www.free-download-soft.com /q/newton-games-action-birds-with-lances.html (561 words)

	dodo, extinct bird. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent.
		The dodo was closely related to the two species of solitaire bird, extinct flightless giants found on the other islands in the Mascarene Islands.
		Although the bird’s flesh was tough and unpalatable, European sailors and the pigs and rats they brought to Mauritius slaughtered the birds and destroyed its eggs, and it became extinct in roughly 50 years.
	www.bartleby.com /65/do/dodo.html (188 words)

	The Solitaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		May Jeffrey-Smith supposes the solitaire is named because it dwells in what used to be untrodden ways.
		This bird is a Thrush, and it is worth a journey to hear his wonderful song'.
		The Solitaire feeds on the bilberries that abound on the property.
	www.nvo.com /tradejamaica/scrapbook25 (224 words)

	Lederer Vita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lederer, R.J. The breeding populations of piscivorous birds of Eagle Lake, CA.
		Lederer, R.J. Winter territoriality and foraging behavior of the Townsend's Solitaire.
		Lederer, R.J. Winter feeding territories of the Townsend's Solitaire.
	www.csuchico.edu /bei/lederer.htm (684 words)

	All About Thrushes
		All except bluebirds and solitaires are often seen standing or running
		Townsend's solitaire, is found mainly in the Rocky Mountains.
		The bird is similar to a short billed mockingbird but with a white eye
	www.petcaretips.net /thrush.html (134 words)

	VTBIRD Archives - January 2004
		Tr : A new webforum : "Bird Hybrids"
		VTBird Birding in the Champlain Valley 1/4/04 (44 lines)
		Rutland Townsend's Solitaire Sighting - 2 PM, Jan 2nd
	list.uvm.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind0401&L=vtbird (584 words)

	MSN Encarta - Solitaire (bird)
		Solitaire (bird), common name applied to various species of American thrush.
		In the United States, one species, Townsend's solitaire, is found chiefly...
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559806/Solitaire_(bird).html (76 words)

	dodo, extinct bird
		Dodo bird was member of pigeon family, journal reports.(The Dallas Morning News) (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
		Terror take two: after the swift bipedal dinosaurs were extinct, the world never saw their like again - until a giant killer bird, sporting arms instead of wings, raced onto the stage.(Cover Story) (Discover)
		THE BIRD THAT CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD; For more than 60 years, scientists thought the ivory-billed woodpecker was extinct.Now new evidence suggests it is alive and well and living in Arkansas.(News) (The Independent (London, England))
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0909677.html (312 words)

	HISTORY SECTION III: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flamstead is a sanctuary for the bird watcher.
		Today, drives or healthy walks from Flamstead include Charlottenburgh (280 acres), Halberstadt (300 acres) and Bloxburgh (1,300 acres) great houses built by 18th Century German settlers in the Port Royal Mountains after the Seven Years' war.
		Within its woods and valleys, its glades its uplands, the ‘Solitaire' is heard like ‘a lone soul in purgatorial pain'.
	www.nvo.com /tradejamaica/historysectioniii/index.nhtml (2719 words)

	Solitaire -- Bubbletoonia -- Free Online Shockwave Flash Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Solitaire -- Bubbletoonia -- Free Online Shockwave Flash Games
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	www.bubbletoonia.com /game/solitaire.html (29 words)

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