Extinct Boids

Ralph Steadman was born in 1936. He began his career as a cartoonist, and through the years has diversified into many creative fields. Ralph collaborated with Dr Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of 'gonzo' journalism, with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; he has illustrated classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm, and written and illustrated his own books, which include Sigmund Freud, I Leonardo and The Big I Am. Steadman is also a printmaker, and has travelled the world's vineyards, culminating in his books The Grapes of Ralph, Untrodden Grapes and Still Life with Bottle.Ceri Levy is a film-maker, who started out making music videos before moving into the world of documentaries. His works include Bananaz, a film about the inner machinations of the group Gorillaz, and the forthcoming The Bird Effect; he is also co-curator of Ghosts of Gone Birds, and therefore a crucial cog in the boids' creation myth.

Not since Adam named the beasts ... has anyone so enriched the language of ornithology as Mr. Steadman and his co-author, Ceri Levy, in Extinct Boids.

• His Nibship in the MidshipHMS SteadmanitaniaGhosts of Gone BirdsSo I said, then he said, then…Japanese EgretGreat AukNorth Island Giant MoaChoiseul Crested PigeonBlack MamoGuadalupe CaracaraMauritius OwlRodrigues SolitaireOahu ‘O’oJamaican Red MacawLiverpool PigeonPurple GallinuleSouth Telly ChatChatham RailNorth Island TakahePallas’s CormorantDodoBlue SlutRodrigues Blue-black ThrostleLesser-blotted BitwingMauritius Night HeronMechanical Botanical SpuntImperial WoodpeckerMartinique Amazon ParrotKing Island ShtumOrange-beaked MwitHuiaRed-footed BoobyBonin Wood PigeonSt Helena Giant HoopoeRed-moustached Fruit DoveSnail-eating CouaUla-’ai-HawaneGreater AmakihiBiship’s ‘O’oHonduras Banana ‘O’oHow a Bird is BornPale Blue PiddleCarolina ParakeetNorth Island PiopioSouth Island PiopioRed RailMoor PenNeedless SmutRéunion Sacred IbisQuinkSpundwick’s FretCuban MacawLabrador DuckMauritius Blue PigeonDusky Seaside Sparrow Lord Howe SwamphenBar-winged RailNorfolk Island KakaEx-Stink BoidBlue LidwinkBlackened ThrontGould’s EmeraldAldabra Brush WarblerStephens Island WrenGrand Cayman ThrushRobust White-eyeSplindwilfOrange-beaked One-wing JurassicAtitlán GrebeLaughing OwlDouble-banded ArgusLanai HookbillHumpbacked Blue MultYork Island FrightChatham Island BellbirdDieffenbach’s RailLord Howe GerygoneRobust White-eyeGuam FlycatcherAldabra Brush WarblerBlue-winded GaspNew Zealand QuailWizened TwitWhite-winged SandpiperAuckland Island MerganserNasty TernGob SwallowOnce BitternLousy GrudgianMauritian ShelduckNew Zealand Little BitternColombian GrebeMascarene ParrotChannel-beaked Murdoch CuckooBroad-billed ParrotSpotted Wingless StrutMottled SplatwinkAngered Maggot SleetCrested HoneycreeperPueo‘ApapaneMaui CreeperOmaoCommon ‘AmakihiPalilaHawaiian I’iwiHawaiian Ariapola’auLanai Oloma’oGreater Koa FinchKona GrosbeakLanai Hookbill KioeaLaysan RailHawaiian RailBishop’s ‘O’oHawaiian CrowCanary Islands OystercatcherThe White-winged GonnerTanna Ground-doveSpittle’s YerkNorthern Bald IbisLesser Peruvian Blue-beaked BlotswerveWhite-winged Feathered DinosaurTristan MoorhenHawaii MamoThe man who hated birdshitTahiti RailRéunion GallinuleWhite GallinuleGuadalupe PonceOceanic Eclectus ParrotKakawahieLesser-blotted KamaoGuadeloupe Amazon ParrotOahu Nukupu’uLesser ‘AkialoaPurple SwamphenWhite GallinuleTahiti SandpiperYooo-eeee BluebreastDickie BirdNested Lemon TweetJail BirdYuleiptopede Nativitaurus Willychick TweetLong-legged ShortwingPassenger PigeonOrange ThronkPink Twisted ThrispBranch Fling SchwingPink Rotten ScrawlRandom Blotted SlumleySplattered ShagDesert BluebeakPink-headed DuckGiant Elephant BirdGreen TwotYellow TwetPink Twit‘Smy EggAcknowledgements