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English: "Leguat's Giant" or géant, a hypothetical giant rail from the Mascarenes described as Leguatia gigantea, is based on his descriptions of flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), as Leguat was not familiar with their French name flamand or thought that it referred to other birds (it was in his time sometimes used for spoonbills, for example).

Date

Painting: 1905, Book: 1907

Source

Extinct birds : an attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times : that is, within the last six or seven hundred years : to which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinction. By Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937). (https://archive.org/details/extinctbirdsatte00roth)

Author



Alternative names	Fredrick William Frohawk; F. W. Frohawk; Frederik William Frohawk; Frohawk
Description	British zoologist English: zoological artist and lepidopterist Français : illustrateur et entomologiste britannique
Date of birth/death	16 July 1861	10 December 1946
Location of birth/death	East Dereham	Headley
Authority file	: Q485761 VIAF: 2795148705745537080002 ISNI: 0000000067063584 ULAN: 500057742 LCCN: nr88009300 NLA: 35733463 WorldCat

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