Leguat

It was originally called the “solitaire,” but this name was also applied to Pezophaps solitarius of Rodriguez by the Huguenot exile Leguat, who described and figured it about 1691.

Dodo in 1911 2007

Leguat l has given a delightful description of its quaint habits.

Dodo in 1911 2007

I am now able to state that the supposed proof of the discovery of Bourbon by the Portuguese in 1545, on the authority of a stone pillar, the figure of which Leguat has copied {411} from Du Qesne, who copied it from Flacourt, turns out to be inaccurate.

Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 Various

Leguat, in his 'Voyages in 1720,' states that the oxen are of three sorts at the Cape of Good Hope, all of a large size, and very active; some have a hump on the back, others have the horns long and pendent, while others have them turned up and well shaped, as in English cattle.

Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. George Vasey 1857

It was first seen in 1598 -- it was last noticed in 1679; and as Leguat, in 1693, does not mention it, we may conclude that it became extinct at some period between the last two dates.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Various 1841

Leguat, a gentleman of education, spent several months on the Mauritius in 1693, but makes no mention of the dodo.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Various 1841

a residence of some years in the above islands, in vain sought for some traces of the existence of the Dodo there; he discovered, however, a copy of the scarce and curious voyage of Leguat, who, and his companions, appear to have been the first inhabitants of

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832 Various

Thofe of the thighs are round - ed at the end like (hells; and, according to Leguat, the bird has altogether a noble and elegant gait.

Encyclopædia britannica; 1797