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[In Rothschild's book 'Extinct Birds' this moa has been given the scientific name Megalapteryx huttoni. This is a jr synonym of Megalapteryx didinus, the Lesser Megalapteryx or Upland Moa. It was endemic to New Zealand. It was the last moa species to become extinct, vanishing around 1500; possibly, some isolated populations managed to persist until about the early 19th century. One-Quarter Natural Size—restored drawing from feathers and mummified remains. Plate 42] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) | |||||
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Transferred from Commons. Extinct birds : an attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times : that is, within the last six or seven hundred years : to which are added a few which still exist, but are on the verge of extinction. By Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937). (https://archive.org/details/extinctbirdsatte00roth) | |||||
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| current | 03:34, 12 January 2012 | | 2,266 × 3,240 (11.28 MB) | FunkMonk (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=In Rothschild's book 'Extinct Birds' this moa has been given the scientific name ''Megalapteryx huttoni''. This is a jr synonym of ''Megalapteryx didinus'', the Lesser Megalapteryx or Upland Moa. It was endemic to New Zea |
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