A giant flightless pigeon gen. et sp. nov. and a new species of Ducula (Aves: Columbidae), from Quaternary deposits in Fiji

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 763-794

  Worthy, T H ^a  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Columbidae; Ducula; Fiji; Giant flightless pigeon; New genus; New species; Quaternary fossils

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; QUATERNARY;

FIJI;

DUCULA;

EID: 0035704018     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9517673     Document Type: Article

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