▁contemporary ▁accounts ▁stress ▁the ▁ease ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁island ' s ▁birds ▁were ▁h unted , ▁and ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁provision ▁ships . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁White ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁Lord ▁How e ▁sw am phen ▁could ▁be ▁caught : ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁killed ▁with ▁st icks ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁poor ▁flying ▁ability , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁them ▁vulner able ▁to ▁human ▁pred ation . ▁With ▁no ▁natural ▁enemies ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁they ▁were ▁t ame ▁and ▁curious . ▁The ▁phys ician ▁John ▁F oul is , ▁who ▁conducted ▁a ▁mid - 1 8 4 0 s ▁orn ith ological ▁survey ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁did ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁bird , ▁so ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁ext inct ▁by ▁that ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁writer ▁Arthur ▁Francis ▁Bass et ▁H ull ▁expressed ▁a ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁bird ▁still ▁surv ived ▁in ▁un expl ored ▁mountains . ▁ ▁E ight ▁types ▁of ▁bird ▁have ▁become ▁ext inct ▁due ▁to ▁human ▁inter ference ▁since ▁Lord ▁How e ▁Island ▁was ▁discovered , ▁including ▁the ▁Lord ▁How e ▁p ige on ▁( Col um ba ▁v iti ensis ▁god man ae ), ▁the ▁Lord ▁How e ▁par ake et ▁( C yan or am ph us ▁sub f la ves c ens ), ▁the ▁Lord ▁How e ▁g ery g one ▁( G ery g one ▁ins ular is ), ▁the ▁Lord ▁How