▁they ▁aged . ▁Although ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁interpreted ▁as ▁due ▁to ▁al bin ism , ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁progress ive ▁gre ying ▁in ▁which ▁fe athers ▁lose ▁their ▁p ig ment ▁with ▁age . ▁The ▁bird ' s ▁bill , ▁front al ▁shield ▁and ▁legs ▁were ▁red , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁cla w ▁( or ▁sp ur ) ▁on ▁its ▁wing . ▁Little ▁was ▁recorded ▁about ▁the ▁Lord ▁How e ▁sw am phen ' s ▁behaviour . ▁It ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁flight less , ▁but ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁poor ▁f lier . ▁This ▁and ▁its ▁doc ility ▁made ▁the ▁bird ▁easy ▁pre y ▁for ▁visit ing ▁humans , ▁who ▁killed ▁it ▁with ▁st icks . ▁Report edly ▁once ▁common , ▁the ▁species ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁h unted ▁to ▁ext inction ▁before ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁when ▁Lord ▁How e ▁Island ▁was ▁settled . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁Lord ▁How e ▁Island ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁remote ▁island ▁about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Sh ips ▁first ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁including ▁two ▁which ▁supplied ▁the ▁British ▁pen al ▁col ony ▁on ▁Nor folk ▁Island ▁and ▁three ▁transport ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁First ▁Fle et . ▁When ▁ ▁passed ▁the ▁island , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁commander ▁named ▁it ▁after ▁First ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Richard ▁How e . ▁C rew s ▁of ▁the ▁visit ing ▁ships ▁captured ▁native ▁birds ▁( including ▁Lord ▁How e ▁sw am ph ens ), ▁and