Chatham coot
The Chatham coot (Fulica chathamensis), also known as the Chatham Island coot, is an extinct bird in the rail family, Rallidae, that was endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It was described from subfossil bones in 1892 by Scottish explorer, ornithologist and botanist Henry Forbes, who was director of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch at the time.
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Chatham coot
The Chatham coot (Fulica chathamensis), also known as the Chatham Island coot, is an extinct bird in the rail family, Rallidae, that was endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It was described from subfossil bones in 1892 by Scottish explorer, ornithologist and botanist Henry Forbes, who was director of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch at the time.
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The Chatham coot (Fulica chath ...... m in Christchurch at the time.
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*Fulica chathamensis chathamensis (Olson, 1975)
*Nesophalaris chathamensis (Brodkorb & Dawson, 1962)
*Palaeolimnas chathamensis (Milne-Edwards, 1896)
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Fulica chathamensis
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Views of skull, coracoid and pelvis
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The Chatham coot (Fulica chath ...... m in Christchurch at the time.
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