Mauritius blue pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissimus. Extinct. Pigeon hollandais. Copperplate engraving by Fessard after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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