FIGURE 7. a in Reappraisal of the parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from the Mascarene Islands, with comments on their ecology, morphology, and affinities

FIGURE 7. a. The Dutch on Mauritius in 1598 (from De Bry, 1601). Note the ease with which parrots are depicted as being caught; b. Parrot catching on Mauritius in 1601 (from Soete-boom, 1648). One bird was captured and made to call out, which subsequently attracted other parrots, and an entire flock could be taken by the hunters.