Owen described the bones in Memoir on the Dodo in October 1866, but erroneously based his reconstruction on the Edwards's Dodo painting by Savery, making it too squat and obese.
Owen describiu os ósos en Memoir on the Dodo en outubro de 1866, mais baseou a súa reconstrución na pintura de Savery do Dodo de Edwards e describiuno demasiado baixo e obeso.