The history and morphology of Lord Howe Gallinule or Swamphen Porphyrio albus (Rallidae)
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2016-09-01Submitted date
2017-06-15Subject Terms
Lord Howe GallinuleSwamphen Porphyrio albus
Lord Howe Island
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The extinct Lord Howe Gallinule or Swamphen Porphyrio albus (White, 1790) is known from a number of written accounts, from at least ten contemporary paintings and from two skins, but the provenance of the specimens is confused and the taxonomic literature riddled with error. We present a review of the evidence and its reliability, demonstrate that the two extant specimens were collected on Lord Howe Island, provide details about when they were taken and by whom, and how they subsequently arrived in England. We further present evidence to demonstrate that Lord Howe Gallinule possessed several unique morphological characters.Citation
Hein van Grouw & Julian P. Hume; The history and morphology of Lord Howe Gallinule or Swamphen Porphyrio albus (Rallidae). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club ; 136 (3): 172-198Type
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Digitized on BHL by the Natural History Museum with the permission of the rights' holder under CC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)ISSN
0007-1595EISSN
2513-9894Collections