Taxonomy of North and South Island snipe (Aves: Scolopacidae: Coenocorypha), with analysis of a remarkable collection of snipe bones from Greymouth, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-244

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a   Miskelly, Colin M ^b  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c R ) A   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cobden Quarry fossil site; Extinct North and South Island Coenocorypha spp; Greymouth; New Zealand; New Zealand snipe; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BONE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

COENOCORYPHA AUKLANDICA; COENOCORYPHA BARRIERENSIS; COENOCORYPHA CHATHAMICA; COENOCORYPHA IREDALEI; COENOCORYPHA PUSILLA; RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 0036755238     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518307     Document Type: Article

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