Mauritius scops owl
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The Mauritius scops owl, also known as Mauritius owl, Mauritius lizard owl, Commerson's owl, Sauzier's owl, or Newton's owl, is an extinct species of scops owl that was endemic to the Mascarene island
First known subfossil remains described in 1893, including a humerus (11-12), tibia (13), and a large and small tarsometatarsus (14-16, 17-18)
The Torotoroka scops owl is genetically related
1896 illustration by Émile Oustalet based on Jossigny's drawing
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
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
Life restoration by Julian P. Hume, with colouration based on contemporary accounts