Prehistoric Birds and Bats from the Atiahara Site, Tubuai, Austral Islands, East Polynesia

Reports on an avifaunal assemblage and bones of bats of the genus Pteropus from the Archaic period (ca. A.D.1000-1450) cultural site tiahara on Tubuai. Reports on the number of taxa from the island, and describes a new species of rail in the genus Gallirallus. Reports on several species that have be...

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Published inPacific science Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 69 - 85
Main Authors Worthy, Trevor H, Bollt, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Hawai'i Press 2011
Subjects
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Bats, Fossil
Birds
Extinct birds
Identification
Polynesia
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Summary:Reports on an avifaunal assemblage and bones of bats of the genus Pteropus from the Archaic period (ca. A.D.1000-1450) cultural site tiahara on Tubuai. Reports on the number of taxa from the island, and describes a new species of rail in the genus Gallirallus. Reports on several species that have been extirpated from the island and on the inclusion of former land bird inhabitants. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Includes illustrations, references, tables
ISSN:0030-8870
1534-6188
1534-6188
DOI:10.2984/65.1069