This Eskimo Curlew was originally painted by 19th c. illustrator, John James Audubon. 

The Eskimo curlew was once very abundant with historical population estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions. Unrestricted hunting for the market decimated Eskimo curlew populations leading to a dramatic decline between 1870 and 1890. The Eskimo curlew was widely hunted for market. Eskimo curlew meat was all dark and prized for its flavor. Demand was not high before 1880, but as the passenger pigeon population declined, hunters began to look for a replacement and turned to the easily harvested and flavorful Eskimo curlew. (Alaska Dept of Fish and Game https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=eskimocurlew.main) 

I refer to Dante’s Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto 2 where Dante mourns the loss of his beloved Beatrice and Beatrice intervenes on his behalf as he wanders the entrance to Hell before he does something stupid.