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Corrections to the original citations and type localities of some birds described by John Gould and recorded from New Zealand

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    2004

  • Author(s)

    I.A.W. McAllan

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    51, 3

  • Pagination

    125-130

  • Article Type

    paper

Keywords

John Gould; New Zealand birds; nomenclature


Corrections to the original citations and type localities of some birds described by John Gould and recorded from New Zealand

Notornis, 51 (3), 125-130

I.A.W. McAllan (2004)

Article Type: paper

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The Checklist of the birds of New Zealand (3rd edition, 1990) contains errors in the citation of several taxa described by John Gould. Those listed for Apteryx owenii, Podiceps cristatus australis, Puffinus carneipes, Procellaria (=Pterodroma) solandri, Thalassidroma (=Oceanites) nereis, Oxyura australis, Gallinula tenebrosa, Himantopus leucocephalus, Himantopus novaezelandiae, Numenius minutus, Limosa limosa melanuroides, Nestor notabilis, Hirundo tahitica neoxena, Collocalia (=Hirundo) ariel and Ocypterus (=Artamus) superciliosus and Ocypterus personatus are highlighted and corrected.