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RALLIDAE gen. et. sp. indet. #3

Amsterdam Island rail

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct if distinct

 

Distribution

Amsterdam Island

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Jouanin, C. and Paulian, P. (1960). Recherche das ossements d’oiseaux provenant de l’île Nouvelle-Amsterdam (Océan Indien). Proceedings of the XIIth International Ornithological Congress, Helsinki: 368-372.

Olson, Storrs L. (1977). A synopsis of the fossil Rallidae. In: Sidney Dillon Ripley: Rails of the World – A Monograph of the family Rallidae. Codline. Boston.

 

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