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The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri Forbes, 1892)

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    2002

  • Author(s)

    T.H. Worthy

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    49, 1

  • Pagination

    19-28

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/969888qmqpeo

Keywords

Biziura delautouri; morphology; New Zealand musk duck


The New Zealand musk duck (Biziura delautouri Forbes, 1892)

Notornis, 49 (1), 19-28

T.H. Worthy (2002)

Article Type: Paper

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The occurrence of musk ducks (Biziura) as fossils in New Zealand is reviewed and updated. Twenty-four bones from at least 7 individuals, and 67 elements from a single skeleton are known. Morphological differences between the fossils and the extant Australian B. lobata support continued distinction of the New Zealand form as the separate species B. delautouri.