At 09:03 01-05-1998 -1000, you wrote:
>Paul:
>
>This subject is getting somewhat drained, but I can't help commenting on
>"who would name a bird doo-doo?"   You haven't parked your car under
>enough Mynah bird trees.
>
>Aloha,
>Wes
>
 
        Dear Paul
 
        I don't know who, exactly, named this bird DODO. But the description of
the dodo was first maid by navigators, mainly Dutch, who landed on Mauritius.
        It is thought that the dodo became extinct between 1681 and 1693.
 
        Best regards,
        Carlos