Philibert Charles Berjeau
Philibert Charles Berjeau, sometimes referred to as Ph. Charles Berjeau, was a natural history illustrator and lithographer, active in London in the late Victorian era. His subjects varied widely, including mammals, reptiles and especially birds, as well as fossils.
The Burmese peacock softshell turtle, Nilssonia formosa, illustrated by Berjeau, 1878
Berjeau's reconstruction of the extinct hoopoe starling of Réunion, Fregilupus varius, 1911
Illustration of Dogs, "Antique from the British Museum", 1863
Skeleton of hoopoe starling, Fregilupus varius, 1874
The hoopoe starling, also known as the Réunion starling or Bourbon crested starling, is a species of starling that lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion and became extinct in the 1850s. Its closest relatives were the also-extinct Rodrigues starling and Mauritius starling from nearby islands, and the three apparently originated in south-east Asia. The bird was first mentioned during the 17th century and was long thought to be related to the hoopoe, from which its name is derived. Some affinities have been proposed, but it was confirmed as a starling in a DNA study.
Hoopoe starling
The related Bali myna, which is similarly coloured and also has a crest
Only known life drawing, showing the natural position of the crest, by Paul Jossigny, early 1770s
1860s illustration by Albert Roussin