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NL3 (Utdöda Arter) 2020-10-05. Tyrberg, Lagerqvist Och Jirle, Tk Nr Vetenskapligt namn Engelskt namn Svenskt namn Författare/author Titel/title Referens/reference År/year 1 Struthionidae Ostriches Strutsar Struthious Remains from Northern China and Mongolia, with descriptions of Struthio wimani, Struthio anderssoni 2 Struthio anderssoni East Asian Ostrich gobistruts Lowe, P. R. & Bate, D. M. A. Paleontologia Sinica (C) Vol. 6, Fasc. 4:1-40. 1931. and Struthio mongolicus Spp. nov. With a Note on Remains of Carinate Birds. 3 Aepyornithidae Elephant Birds Elefantfåglar † Unexpected diversity within the extinct elephant birds (Aves: Aepyornithidae) and a new identity for the world's Royal Society Open Science. 5 (9): 181295. 4 Vorombe titan Titan elephantbird titanelefantfågel James P. Hansford, Samuel T. Turvey 2018. largest bird. doi:10.1098/rsos.181295 Note sur des ossements et des oeufs trouvés à Madagascar, dans des alluvions modernes, et provenant d'un oiseau Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie 5 Aepyornis maximus Giant Elephant Bird jätteelefantfågel Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1851. gigantesque. des Sciences (Paris) 32(4):101-107. Palaeont. Abhandl. von Dames & Keyser. 6:127-145. Tab. XIII- 6 Aepyornis hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Elephant Bird Hildebrandts elefantfågel Burckhardt, R. Über Aepyornis. 1893. XVI. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie 7 Mullerornis modestus Robust Elephant Bird robust elefantfågel Milne-Edwards, A. & Grandidier, A. Observations sur les Aepyornis de Madagascar. 1894. des Sciences (Paris) 118(3):122-127. 8 Dinornithidae Giant Moas Jättemoafåglar † 9 Dinornis novaezealandiae North Island Giant Moa nordöjättemoa Owen, R. (No title. Read 24/1/1843). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11:8-10. 1843. (On the Dinornis (Part II), descriptive of parts of the skeleton transmitted from New Zealand since the reading of Part 10 Dinornis robustus South Island Giant moa sydöjättemoa Owen, R. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 14:46-49. 1846. I). 11 Megalapterygidae Upland Moa Höglandsmoafåglar † On Dinornis (Part XXIV): containing a description of the Head and Feet, with their dried Integument, of an Individual Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 11:257-261. 12 Megalapteryx didinus Upland Moa höglandsmoa Owen, R. 1883. of the Species Dinornis didinus OWEN. Tab. LIX-LXI. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1882. 549. 13 Emeidae Lesser Moas Mindre moafåglar † On Dinornis, an extinct genus of tridactyle Struthious birds, with descriptions of portions of the skeleton of five Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 3:235-275, Taf. 14 Anomalopteryx didiformis Little Bush Moa buskmoa Owen, R. 1844. species which formerly existed in New Zealand. (Part I) 18-30 (On the Dinornis (Part II), descriptive of parts of the skeleton transmitted from New Zealand since the reading of Part 15 Euryapteryx curtus Broad-billed Moa kustmoa Owen, R. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 14:46-49. 1846. I). On the remains of the gigantic and presumed extinct wingless or terrestrial birds of New Zealand (Dinornis and 16 Pachyornis geranoides Stout-Legged Moa Mantells moa Owen, R. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 16(180):1-11. 1848. Palapteryx), with indication of two other genera (Notornis and Nestor). Dominion Museum Bulletin No. 15. Dominion Museum, 17 Pachyornis australis Crested Moa tofsmoa Oliver, W. R. B. The moas of New Zealand and Australia. 1949. Wellington. ix + 206 pp. On Dinornis (Part VI): containing a description of the bones of the leg of Dinornis (Palaptéryx) struthioides and of Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 4:141-147. Tab. 18 Pachyornis elephantopus Heavy-footed Moa kortbent moa Owen, R. 1856. Dinornis gracilts OWEN. XLI-XLII. (On the Dinornis (Part II), descriptive of parts of the skeleton transmitted from New Zealand since the reading of Part 19 Emeus crassus Eastern Moa låglandsmoa Owen, R. 1846. I). 20 Anatidae Ducks, Geese and Swans Änder On Dinornis (Part X): Containing a description of part of the skeleton of a flightless bird indicative of a new genus and Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 5(5):395-404. 21 Cnemiornis calcitrans South Island Goose sydögås Owen, R. 1866. species (Cnemiornis calcitrans, Ow.). [Read 23 May 1865.] Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22 Cnemiornis gracilis North Island Goose nordögås Forbes, H. O. Preliminary notice of additions to the extinct avifauna of New Zealand. (Abstract.) 1892. 24:185-189. Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88, 29 figures, 5 tables. (7 23 Branta hylobadistes Greater Hawaiian Goose större hawaiigås Olson, S. L. & James, H. F. Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands. Part I. Non-passeriformes. 1991. June) On a small collection of vertebrate remains from the Har Dalam cavern, Malta, with note on a new species of the 24 Cygnus equitum Dwarf Swan dvärgsvan Bate, D. M. A. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916:421-430. 1916. genus Cygnus. 25 Cygnus falconeri Giant Swan jättesvan Parker, W. K. Preliminary notes on some fossil birds from the Zebbug Cave, Malta. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (3) 5:752-753. 1865. 26 Malacorhynchos scarletti New Zealand Pink-eared Duck nyazeelandzebraand Olson, S. L. Notes on Subfossil Anatidae from New Zealand, Including a New Species of Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus). Emu 77:132-135, plate 6. 1977. 27 Alopochen sirabensis Lesser Madagascan Sheldgoose madagaskarnilgås Andrews, C. W. On some Fossil Remains of Carinate Birds from Central Madagascar. Ibis (7) 3:343-359. 1897. 28 Centrornis majori Greater Madagascan Sheldgoose madagaskargravand Andrews, C. W. On some Fossil Remains of Carinate Birds from Central Madagascar. Ibis (7) 3:343-359. 1897. 29 Chenonetta finschi Finsch's Duck finschand Van Beneden, P. J. Un oiseau fossile nouveau des cavernes de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique 2:123-130, pl. III. 1875. Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society 31(1):3- 30 Neochen barbadiana Barbados Goose barbadosgås Brodkorb, P. Fossil birds from Barbados, West Indies. 1965. 10, 1 pl. A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington (1974 Reprint). 1-661. [Fossil 31 Anas chathamica Chatham Duck chathamkricka Oliver, W. R. B. New Zealand Birds (2nd edition). 1955. birds pp. 565-606] 32 Chendytes lawi Law's Diving Goose kalifornienand Miller, L. H. Chendytes, a Diving Goose from the California Pleistocene. Condor 27:145-147. 1925. Island differentiation of New Zealand’s extinct mergansers (Anatidae: Mergini), with description of a new species 33 Mergus milleneri Chatham Merganser chathamskrake Williams, M, Tennyson, A. J. D. & Sim, D. Wildfowl 64:3-34. 2014. from Chatham Island. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 51:259-275, (Longmann 34 Oxyura vantetsi New Zealand Stiff-tailed Duck nyazeelandkopparand Worthy, T. H. A new species of Oxyura (Aves: Anatidae) from the New Zealand Holocene. 2005. Symposium). 35 Biziura delautouri New Zealand Musk Duck nyazeelandmyskand Forbes, H. O. On a recent discovery of the remains of extinct birds in New Zealand. Nature (London) 45:416-418. 1892. Preliminary Diagnoses of Two Extraordinary New Genera of Birds from Pleistocene Deposits in the Hawaiian Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89(18):247- 36 Thambetochen chauliodous Maui Nui Moa-nalo maui-moanalo Olson, S. L. & Wetmore, A. 1976. Islands. 258, 6 figures. (12 October) Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88, 29 figures, 5 tables. (7 37 Thambetochen xanion Oahu Moa-nalo oahu-moanalo Olson, S. L. & James, H. F. Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands. Part I. Non-passeriformes. 1991. June) Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88, 29 figures, 5 tables. (7 38 Ptaiochen pau Stumbling Moa-nalo smalnäbbad moanalo Olson, S. L. & James, H. F. Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands. Part I. Non-passeriformes. 1991. June) Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88, 29 figures, 5 tables. (7 39 Chelychelynechen quassus Kauai Turtle-jawed Goose kauai-moanalo Olson, S. L. & James, H. F. Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands. Part I. Non-passeriformes. 1991. June) Extraordinary cranial specialization in a new genus of extinct duck (Aves: Anseriformes) from Kauai, Hawaiian 40 Talpanas lippa Kauai Mole Duck nattand Iwaniuk, A. N., Olson, S. L. & James, H. F. Zootaxa 2296:47-67. 2009. Islands. 41 Megapodiidae Megapodes Storfotshöns Worthy, T. H., Hawkins, S., Bedford, S. & 42 Mwalau walterlini - efatestorfotshöna Avifauna from the Teouma Lapita Site, Efate Island, Vanuatu, including a New Genus and Species of Megapode Pacific Science 69(2): 205–254. 2015. Spriggs, M. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102:537- 43 Megapodius alimentum Consumed Megapode lapitastorfotshöna Steadman, D. W. New species and records of birds (Aves: Megapodidae, Columbidae) from an Archaeological site on Lifuka, Tonga. 1989. 552. 44 Megapodius molistructor Pile-builder Megapode nyakaledonienstorfotshöna Balouet, J.-C. & Olson, S. L. Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469: 38 pp. 1989. 45 Megapodius amissus Viti Levu Scrubfowl fijistorfotshöna Worthy, T. H. The fossil megapodes (Aves: Megapodiidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 30(4):337-364. 2000. 46 Sylviornithidae New Caledonian Giant Scrubfowl Mastodonthöns † 47 Megavitiornis altirostris Noble Megapode starknäbbad jättehöna
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