FIGURE 5a in Reappraisal of the parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from the Mascarene Islands, with comments on their ecology, morphology, and affinities

FIGURE 5a. Lophopsittacus mauritianus sketched by Joris Laerle in 1601 (from Moree 2001). Note the larger bird (possibly male) behind; Figure 5b. Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus feeding on palm fruit regurgitated by cattle. The cattle do not swallow the seeds but expel them after rumination. The macaws are attracted to this source of food. Photo courtesy of Carlos Yamashita. Note the kinetics of the rostrum and mandible during manipulation of food and the similar bigheadiness and bill morphologies between this species and Lophopsittacus mauritianus.