A hunter claimed to have seen what bird in 1688, thought to be the last recorded sighting?

Question

What is claimed to be the fastest bird in level flight, (though its record is in dispute from supporters of the White-throated Needletail)?

Answer 1

Dodo
An estimated extinction date for the dodo is 1693, with a 95% confidence interval of 1688–1715. Relatives of the dodo, also on islands in the Indian Ocean, the Rodrigues solitaire and the Réunion solitaire, are also assumed extinct - by about 1746 and 1790 respectively. Their closest living genetic relative is the Nicobar pigeon. The roc, phoenix and gryphon have not been sighted in the flesh; they are accepted as mythical.