The provenance of the only known egg of the extinct Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis

Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis is a rail from Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean that probably went extinct around 1874. Here, we describe the only known egg of the species, its history, and confusion surrounding its attribution. It was probably collected by (or given to) Revd. W. F. T...

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Published inBulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club Vol. 143; no. 3; pp. 325 - 329
Main Authors Bond, Alexander L., Russell, Douglas G. D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published British Ornithologists’ Club 07.09.2023
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Summary:Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis is a rail from Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean that probably went extinct around 1874. Here, we describe the only known egg of the species, its history, and confusion surrounding its attribution. It was probably collected by (or given to) Revd. W. F. Taylor sometime between 1851 and 1856, shipped aboard HMS Frolic in 1856, and presented as a gift to Lady Eliza Lucy Grey, wife of Cape Colony Governor Sir George Grey.
ISSN:0007-1595
2513-9894
DOI:10.25226/bboc.v143i3.2023.a8