The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
Appendix I
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Appendix I
Considerable confusion having arisen in connection with the classification of the Moa, the following lists have been prepared showing the different names given to birds mentioned in this book in recognized classifications:
Lydekker
(Cat. Fos. Birds Brit. Mus.) |
Oliver
(New Zealand Birds) |
---|---|
Dinornis robustus | Dinornis ingens |
” struthioides | ” novae zealandiae |
” gracilis | |
Anomalopteryx casuarina | Anomalopteryx didiformis |
” dromaeoides | Dinornis dromioides |
” geronoides | |
Emeus gravipes | Emeus exilis |
Haast
(Trans. N.Z. Inst.) |
Oliver
(New Zealand Birds) |
---|---|
Euryapteryx rheides | Emeus gravipes |
” gravis | |
Meinornis didiformis | Anomalopteryx didiformis |
Dinornis robustus | Dinornis ingens |
Palapteryx crassus | Emeus crassus |