After death Martha (passenger pigeon)

martha after being skinned

after death, martha brought cincinnati ice company, held feet , frozen 300-pound (140 kg) block of ice. sent express train smithsonian, arrived on september 4, 1914, , photographed. had been molting when died, , such missing few feathers, including of longer tail feathers. william palmer skinned martha while nelson r. wood mounted skin. internal parts dissected robert wilson shufeldt , preserved , kept national museum of natural history.

martha in 2015



martha s 1956 display @ smithsonian institution

from 1920s through 1950s displayed in national museum of natural history s bird hall, placed on small branch fastened block of styrofoam , paired male passenger pigeon had been shot in minnesota in 1873. displayed part of birds of world exhibit ran 1956 1999. during time left smithsonian twice—in 1966 displayed @ zoological society of san diego s golden jubilee conservation conference, , in june 1974 cincinnati zoo dedication of passenger pigeon memorial. when smithsonian shut down birds of world exhibit, martha removed display , kept in special exhibit @ cincinnati zoo. martha on display in smithsonian june 2014 september 2015 exhibit once there billions.