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Contact: Stephanie Stone
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California Academy of Sciences
Caption: This chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotus) from the California Academy of Sciences' ornithology collection was collected in May 1899 from San Cristobal Island. The lesion on the center left toe was sampled, and tested positive for the avian pox virus.
Credit: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015989.g003
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