Which bird found in Mauritius, went extinct in 17th the century due to indiscriminate hunting?

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(b) Dodo — The Dodo only lived on one island Mauritius. When sailors arrived in the sixteenth century, they found that the Dodo was very easy to catch and even though it didn't taste very nice, its hunting continued. The Dodo's natural habitat was almost completely destroyed after people started settling on Mauritius. The last confirmed sighting of a Dodo was in 1681 and by the end of the 17th century, there were no Dodos left.

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(A) Archeopteryx

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(C) P. Fowl

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(D) Bustard

Which bird found in Mauritius, went extinct in 17th the century due to indiscriminate hunting?

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