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Broad-billed parrot
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The broad-billed parrot or raven parrot is a large extinct parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius. The species was first referred to as the "Indian rav
Broad-billed parrot
Woodcut from 1601, with the first published depiction of a broad-billed parrot (5, perched in a tree above).
Woodcut from 1601, with the first published depiction of a broad-billed parrot (5, perched in a tree above).
Lithograph of the now lost subfossil holotype mandible, 1866
Lithograph of the now lost subfossil holotype mandible, 1866
Life restoration by Julian P. Hume, with colouration based on contemporary accounts
Life restoration by Julian P. Hume, with colouration based on contemporary accounts
Red rail
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The red rail is an extinct species of rail that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It had a close relative on Rodrigues island, the likewise exti
Red rail
Hermann Schlegel's 1854 outlines of "dodo" species (the second supposedly from Rodrigues), which were actually red rails seen by travellers on Mauriti
Hermann Schlegel's 1854 outlines of "dodo" species (the second supposedly from Rodrigues), which were actually red rails seen by travellers on Mauritius
First known subfossils which were used to identify this bird as a rail in 1868
First known subfossils which were used to identify this bird as a rail in 1868
Subfossils described in 1893
Subfossils described in 1893