Julian Hume / Illustration of Mauritius blue pigeon / Pigeon Hollandais (Alectroenas nitidissima) - extinct 1835 -~perched on ebony (Diospyros egrettarum) critically endangered. Endemic to Mauritius, Indian Ocean.

Julian Hume / Illustration of Mauritius red hen (Aphanapteryx bonasia) - extinct 1690. Didosaurus (Leiolopisma mauritiana) - extinct 1600 - basking on Pandanus sp.,sits next to a blue-tailed day gecko (Phelsuma cep...

Julian Hume / Illustration of Reunion's pigeons in a gorge above St Louis, Mauritius. Malagasy / Madagascar turtle dove (Nesoenas picturata) (top left - extant); Reunion pink pigeon (Nesoenas duboisi) (centre left)...

Julian Hume / Illustration of Reunion solitaire / Reunion sacred ibis (Threskiornis solitarius) - extinct - on the side of the Piton des Neiges volcano,island of Reunion, Mauritius.

Julian Hume / Illustration of Rodrigues high-backed carosse tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri ) - extinct 1795 - (left); Rodrigues domed tortoise (Cylindraspis peltastes) - extinct 1795 - (centre). Leguat's rails (Er...

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct parrots. Clockwise from top right: Cuban red macaw (Ara tricolor) - extinct 1864,Cuba,West Indies; Jamaican red macaw (Ara gossei) - extinct 1765,Jamaica,West Indies; Rodrigues...

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct pigeons. Clockwise from top right: red-moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercieri tristrami) - extinct 1920,Hivoa,Maquesas; Marquesas fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercieri mercieri)...

Julian Hume / Illustration of extinct rails. Clockwise from top right: Mauritius red rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) extinct 1700,Mauritius,Mascarenes; San Cristobel gallinule (Gallinula silvestris) - extinct 1929,San...

Julian Hume / Illustration of view of Makauwahi Sinkhole from the southwest side as it might have appeared 3000 years ago,prior to human arrival. On left side,a flock of turtle-jawed moa-nalo (Chelychelynechen quas...

Julian Hume / Illustration of Mauritius domed giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta) - extinct 1720. Mauritius,Mascarenes, Indian Ocean.

Julian Hume / Illustration of Reunion crested starling (Fregilupus varius) - extinct 1850. Reunion Island,Mascarenes, Indian Ocean.

Julian Hume / Illustration of Mauritius dawn showing extinct species. A Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta) - extinct c 1730 - awaits the warmth of the morning sun,while the Thirioux's grey parrot (Psitt...