਀            㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀              㰀琀愀戀氀攀 挀攀氀氀猀瀀愀挀椀渀最㴀　 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀　 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀　　─ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀䌀䌀　　㌀㌀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㜀㘀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㄀∀㸀㰀椀洀最 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 愀氀琀㴀⸀  src="/Images/pixel.gif" ਀                   眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㄀㘀 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀 戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀䌀䌀　　㌀㌀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀∀㈀∀ 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀洀椀搀搀氀攀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀氀攀昀琀∀ 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀吀爀愀昀椀氀攀琀琀漀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀　∀㸀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀  Birds਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                  㰀琀搀 挀漀氀猀瀀愀渀㴀㈀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㔀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀 瘀愀氀椀最渀㴀∀琀漀瀀∀㸀  ਀                  㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀㄀㜀㘀㸀 

Index
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀䐀漀搀漀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䐀漀搀漀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Blue ਀                      倀椀最攀漀渀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀戀爀㸀 Broad-billed ਀                      倀愀爀爀漀琀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀戀爀㸀 Grey Parrot
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀䴀愀猀挀愀爀攀渀攀䌀漀漀琀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䴀愀猀挀愀爀攀渀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀漀漀琀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Mauritian Duck
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀伀眀氀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀伀眀氀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Mascarene Swan
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀一椀最栀琀䠀攀爀漀渀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀  Night Heron
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀刀攀搀䠀攀渀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀刀攀搀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀刀愀椀氀㰀⼀愀㸀 
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀䈀漀甀爀戀漀渀䌀爀攀猀琀攀搀匀琀愀爀氀椀渀最⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䈀漀甀爀戀漀渀  Crested Starling
਀                    㰀⼀瀀㸀

Rodrigues Solitaire
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀一椀最栀琀䠀攀爀漀渀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀  Night Heron
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀䰀椀琀琀氀攀伀眀氀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀  Little Owl
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀伀眀氀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀伀眀氀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Newton's ਀                      倀愀爀愀欀攀攀琀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Rodrigues Parrot ਀                      㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Rodrigues Pigeon
਀                      㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⼀一愀琀甀爀攀⼀䘀愀甀渀愀⼀䈀椀爀搀猀⼀䔀砀琀椀渀挀琀⼀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀刀愀椀氀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀刀漀搀爀椀最甀攀猀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀刀愀椀氀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Rodrigues Starling

਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀
਀                    㰀瀀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀㸀㰀椀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀猀⼀䰀漀瀀栀漀瀀猀椀琀琀愀挀甀猀开䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀甀猀㌀⸀樀瀀最∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㔀　∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀㌀㔀∀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Harmanszoon's drawing in library of Utrecht. ਀                      㰀⼀椀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀
Data ਀                    匀栀攀攀琀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀                    㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　　─∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀ 挀攀氀氀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀∀　∀㸀
਀                          䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 㰀⼀琀搀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀匀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䰀漀挀愀氀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䘀爀攀渀挀栀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䰀漀挀愀氀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䌀爀攀漀氀攀 一愀洀攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䠀愀戀椀琀愀琀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䜀攀漀最爀愀瀀栀椀挀 刀愀渀最攀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀匀琀愀琀甀猀㰀⼀瀀㸀
਀                          㰀瀀㸀䘀椀爀猀琀 䐀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Kingdom
਀                            倀栀礀氀甀洀㰀戀爀㸀 Sub phylum
਀                            䌀氀愀猀猀㰀戀爀㸀 Order
਀                            䘀愀洀椀氀礀 㰀戀爀㸀 Genus
਀                            匀瀀攀挀椀攀猀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀                        㰀琀搀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀㘀㌀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㄀㈀㤀∀㸀 

Animalia
਀                            㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀愀渀椀洀愀氀搀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀甀洀洀稀⸀甀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀⼀挀栀漀爀搀愀琀愀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䌀栀漀爀搀愀琀愀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Vertebrata ਀                            㰀戀爀㸀 Aves ਀                            㰀戀爀㸀 Psittaciformes
਀                            倀猀椀琀琀愀挀椀搀愀攀 㰀戀爀㸀 Lophopsittacus
਀                            㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀爀攀搀氀椀猀琀⸀漀爀最⼀猀攀愀爀挀栀⼀搀攀琀愀椀氀猀⸀瀀栀瀀㼀猀瀀攀挀椀攀猀㴀㄀㈀㌀㄀㜀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀洀愀甀爀椀琀椀愀渀甀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 

Note: illustration above from Rothschild's Extinct Birds ਀                      ⠀㄀㤀　㜀⤀ 瘀攀爀礀 挀氀漀猀攀 琀漀 䠀愀爀洀愀渀猀稀漀漀渀✀猀 搀爀愀眀椀渀最 椀渀 氀椀戀爀愀爀礀 漀昀  Utrecht.

General plumage greyish-blue, striking crest of feathers ਀                      爀椀猀椀渀最 樀甀猀琀 愀戀漀瘀攀 甀瀀瀀攀爀 洀愀渀搀椀戀氀攀㬀 洀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 栀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 瘀攀爀礀  large, broad bill; wings disproportionately short; bill ਀                      愀渀搀 昀攀攀琀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 搀愀爀欀 最爀攀礀 漀爀 戀氀愀挀欀㬀 堀ⴀ爀愀礀 愀渀愀氀礀猀攀猀 漀昀  skeletal remains suggest bill very weak despite size
਀                      㰀戀㸀䰀攀渀最琀栀㰀⼀戀㸀㨀 攀猀琀椀洀愀琀攀搀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 㜀　 挀洀 ⠀㈀㠀 椀渀猀⤀㰀戀爀㸀 Female probably as male, but smaller, perhaps considerably ਀                      猀洀愀氀氀攀爀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀

Habits

Extinct; probably soon after discovery of island by Europeans ਀                      椀渀 昀椀爀猀琀 搀攀挀愀搀攀猀 漀昀 ㄀㜀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀㬀 洀愀椀渀 挀愀甀猀攀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 栀甀渀琀椀渀最  for food and predation by introduced mammals; Hoffman, writing ਀                      椀渀 ㄀㘀㠀　 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 ㄀㘀㜀㌀ጀㄠ㘀㜀㔀Ⰰ 最愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀  definite reports of the species.

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IUCN ਀                      刀攀搀 䰀椀猀琀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀 Birdlife ਀                      䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀㰀⼀愀㸀 㰀戀爀㸀 Lexicon ਀                      漀昀 倀愀爀爀漀琀猀㰀⼀愀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀              㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀

਀              㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀瀀㸀

 

਀              㰀琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　　─∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀∀　∀㸀 ਀                  㰀琀搀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀琀搀㸀 ਀                㰀琀爀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀                  㰀琀搀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀ⴀ㄀∀㸀㰀椀㸀㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀戀椀爀搀琀栀攀洀攀⸀漀爀最⼀挀漀甀渀琀爀礀⼀洀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀⸀栀琀洀氀∀ 琀愀爀最攀琀㴀∀开戀氀愀渀欀∀㸀䴀愀甀爀椀琀椀甀猀  16.03.1965 Definitives, watermark upright