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Image Gallery: Extinct Australian Animals by John Gould

Colour illustrations of Extinct Australian Animals, by John Gould. Many of these animals still bear Gould's original scientific names.

Beautiful Parakeet - Psephotus pulcherrimus Beautiful Parakeet - Psephotus pulcherrimus
Chestnut-eared Chaeropus - Chaeropus castanctis Chestnut-eared Chaeropus - Chaeropus castanctis
Grey-headed Blackbird, Merula poliocephala Grey-headed Blackbird, Merula poliocephala
Hare Kangaroo - Lagorchestes leporoides Hare Kangaroo - Lagorchestes leporoides
Nail-tailed Kangaroo, Onychogalea lunata Nail-tailed Kangaroo, Onychogalea lunata
Philip Island Parrot, Nestor productus Philip Island Parrot, Nestor productus
Robust Zosterops, Zosterops strenuus Robust Zosterops, Zosterops strenuus
Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus
Vinous tinted Blackbird Vinous tinted Blackbird
White-footed Mouse, Mus gouldi White-footed Mouse, Mus gouldi

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