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I.hint. 14: 1_9
Resolution of the status of the taxon
Apteryx maxima
Ricardo L. Palma, I Trevor H. Worthy,l and Alan J.D. Tennyson!
1 M"",,,,,,,,f New Z".I.nd T" P.p, T"ny ' f'O Ikn 467. Wdh ngtoo. New 7""I. nd (,""'nIop pal"',gnvr,n, 1I 1'.1"""",,,0.1 ,nlV<'y>.lA Willow Poll< D,,,,. M"....-wn, Newh,l.nd (""",,,,{i>wis<,n<1,nz)
3 MU><\Im of New wl.od T.. 1'.1'" lonyfN'>. PO !lox467, Wdh ogton, New Zc.J,"d lilin~..pal"' ,go'VI,n'J
AB,TRACT: w. ,,,V<!t;g" " ,Ii~ hi"my, " "' ''Ii;]'o/.•nd v:o!id,o/ of'li" """, i",1 "wnAp"''7'' "'''''i..... W, condud.< ,Iu, A,,,'7" -'Xi.... s.a..,,,, & Hoch" ..n", I~61 i• • ".n'l..lil< n>m" . nJ . ",nK'" or""n)"" ofApuryx h..,.,tii1\>"., 1~n. H"""""" , .,.. pro!""",Ii" ,1-0< i"nin, "Y""n)"" l.Ap"'J'x h..,.,ti,) Ix "'y«kd .. ,Ii.. v:o! id n..o< (n"",,,, p",,,,,,,,,,)fOf ,Ii" 'l""'"" known .. ,1-0< lV"" 'p,med kiwi, "'hi l" rd"y,ing ApI<'J" n=i"", '0 Ix . "inn lid ,..."" ("""'c" .J,li'Mm), in .«ord.n« wi' li A"id.. n,? on~I or"""",gil«.. ",labli,hed in ,1-0< Fo",,1i Edi';"n of ,h.. fm""""tio""/ u.k .rboi<>ticaiN.""",,,,,.,,,p"lili, lied in 1':1"9. AI"" .,.. de. ign"" , nro'}1'< fo' Ap,,'7" """"'",,,.
KEYWORDS, Apuryx h..,.,tii, Ap'''J''' n=i"",. kiwi, hi><oo/, 'ynonymy. """'''' .Julu""
.0"'''' p""""",,,,. """"• •bli"''"' nro'}1'<.
Introd uctionTh" n."n" Apteryx maxi"", 'Pf"'"" in early N<w Zo.J."dh io:l l>" " ,",.. ""my " m.., .nd i, "'K>u,ly ...rili",ed '0
V""eo". 0' '0 1I0n.pam in ,he wooo ofSW,,, 6< Hoch
"',,'" (1861). C...,Yn&>1), Fin",h (1870), Hunon (I 87 1),
11,,11...(IM91: 1M92J. 'nd 0,1=,,,,,bo,, Ii"«\ ""","dAp"'J"
",,,,,,,,,.' i" ,Ii" ,-",o"ymy of Ap"'J" "'-,ii p"",ided by
S, lv.,j,"i (l S9~). Howcv<:" ,Ii<o,igin " f 'h" n..n" 1Ip1<?",
",ax".d w.. "''' ,L.rih..J "n,iI R", ~",Ii;)d (1893) ~,rt<J
,h.. i, w.. fmm .n "opubli' hed m",,,,,,,,p' by Job V",_
"""UX,'""II l." ..., ""'Kk"" i" . nJ Ii,n!",II",,,,, from Po,i.(S"..,m"", 1975, 161). s.Jv. rl""i (l R9~) p"",irl<d .1<,,,1.
of ,II< ' .. n",', ",it:i." , .., in~ i" • fo,,,,,,,,,, (p. 611) ,b.. ',Ii"""me A """""'" IV» 'n "OO fo' ,Ii< "Fitt:m' "" Ii"" "".con! ing ro Bon,p.''''. i, i d 0 '" rl= ' il" ion giv<n by
"",j,..,... ",d on 'h' irop"-'ion of"" "!\l\ ",h"b J. V<tte>""
..,",...I l'rin« IIon. p"'.. w>, pf«<fV<d in ,h, Mu«Um of
I'h il><klphi. ( !)".
D<spi'" ,h" m.ny P' f"''' . nd 000k, J",Jj n ~ "'i ,h
l ;w, 'Y'''m>< i", I", f,h<h<d ,i n« IIon,I"'""'" (l 8~6) fi,,'
", ..min n uf ,f" nom" Ap"?x m"-V;,"~. ,Ii" ,••il.b, li,y,
' Ulho" h ip, ii,,,,. ,nJ " "'"' of ,hi< ',",onu m,' """'" h.v<
"'" J"'l h«n pmp<<Jy ",ubli<hed. I" ,Ii"1"'f""W< ''''''''''S'''''h' h,,,,,'}' 'nd nom"n'L.,o'i.J ""1..1jlio/ of , h, liiMm'n
Ap"?,, """"""', whicli.",nor(.) , nJ d...",,, b< ..n'b"",d
'0 ,Ii" bin",n..n, ," " "", .. ,n ornithological '''''0/.•nd
i" . alidi,y ... ""'0".
His tory of the taxon
Apteryx maximanl< u. m<Apuryx """"'",,, w.. Ii", .....u byJ"b V,nnuxi"
. n "npubli.hed m",,,,,,ri p' (jW Ro'hKhjld IS')], S.lv:.don
189';). k",JinSly, 'Apuryx ".rn"'d Vw..",' i. no<,
puhli.n<d ".m, nnd", ,Ii.. (,i_;" or""/'/;<4';0. (eli,p''''
3) ,,,,bli.h.d liy ,h, In''''''''io",,1 Cod, ofZoologico/
Ncm,~d"",,,, n n«",...i"n,1 ("..,mmi"'nn un 7.tltllogica1
Nom'ncl.lUl<, 1999, 6) Iii"" 0" ,<fm ed '0 .. ',Ii< Cok
(ICZN 19'>9)'J, Bu""p"'" 08\6: 8<1 1) 1",«\ ,he n.m'
Apuryx """"'",,, .nd .nrih"'<d i' '" V<fl<''''. hut wi,Ii"" ,
2 T,.J,,,,p, Nu mb<, 14 (2003)
,d,,,,,,ip,ion. Th.«fo «, 'Af" try< .-xi... Bon.P'''' i,
, no"" n ."""'" ,ccOlding '0 ,he C,i,,,i. ofAm,iJ"b,Uty
(nap'e< . )r...bIi4><d by ,I>. e"", IIC ZN I?<!9, nScla"r & HodI,,<Urr (1861, 5(6) ...« 'h< 6", '"
publish . d.scrip, io n ..soci,,'" wi,h ,h, n. nl< Af''''yx
......i... ("publish«l by ,he »me 'Ulh o" in 1861), bu'
au,ibm,d iu . u,ho " h ip 10 Bon .P"« (1856L Their
aerou n, bq;.n wi,h sumOl"i", d wh.. '1''' ,hen known
abom Af" try< .,,,,,,,Ii, Sh.w & Nodd« . 1813. Ap,,?x
owmii Go uld, 1817, and Ap~ ."",,,l1i &"le", 18';2 .
La,er {po 5(6), ,hey d"' '''i be<! Ap,,?x """'''''' ," fol1.-."",
' Be' id", Ap""", Otwnii a serond 1>tg<r 'P"'"" Ii.", on ,h.MiJdk lilinJ , of whiLh, .J,hou~ <>u eumpl<> h. v< y"
",,, b«l Europe, ,"" <>is<ence '' nev<<<hele<s qU"Hell1in.'
This , ..« men, cbrly ,h.,..,. ,hey =ogni><d ,wo ' I=ie,
Iatgoer dunAprnyx""""ii, one being me p""io",ly de>c' ibed
Apteryx "o,,,,,Ii, and 'h< >«:onJ At""'" maximo, .nJ ,h"
bonh Ii"'" in >he s.:.n,h lilind.Sill«, & Ho<:h,,« « r (1861: ~(6) oon,i nu"', 'Th<
n.,iv" di" inSUi, h ,hi, 'p«i" not., . Kiwi, bn'", . &xl,
becan," it i, I""", ,...., A Oweni, IR", m<aning long Ol
wI) : Fur""'" wi,h "g.ro 10 ,he lo" Ji,y whm ,hi, ' ped«
""'-' found. th<y ,..,«I ,hal i, ' is ", id '" be by no m....
un",mmun in ,I., Pap. "" .b" ",n, bet ..""n ,he G<ry.,OJ
Buller Rj, « i . By qoo< ing John Roehf"" , , h. n P""';n<id
Survey", in 'h<Nd"", Di"'i", from theNkn Ex.o",i~of
2-1 Augu" 1 8~9, ,hey ptov i<l<d ,h , folluwinSd"",;p, i"" , 'A
J(jwi , oou, ,he ~:<e of. ,u,key, "''}' p",,·erfuJ . havin8 'pu"
on i" feet, whi<h, whm ."... ked fry- • dog, d<fond. h i"""lf
'" well .. freque"t1y 10 <orne off vi«o,iou'.' Ro.;hfo,.,·t
118~9) o' iginal ....ide m.ke, no m.n, ion of ,h . n. m.
IIpttry< ",,,,,imo . 0' . ny O[he, «ien'i"c ".m•.
Sd. " , & Hoch,,,,, er {1861, 107) ,hen 'epoo'" ""ol><e"'''io'' hy Juli'" H""", J,,"" July 1860, " '" n mil. ,
.hove m. "",u,h of ,he ri"" Bulb, 0" ,he muu",.i,.. of,he
Bull« ch'in, which ... heigh, of from,'IOOO to 4OI1O fed.
we",,, du, 'ime, i, heing win«r in l"ew Z.,.hnd, .l igh' ly
rove"" wid.,now, ,ho, ,hr UOCll of. wS' Kiwi of the ,i,.
of . turk'}' we" vrry ",mmon in ,he , now,.nd ,h" "' nigh'
he hod oftcn heard >he oinguw cry of ,hi, bird, bu, ,hot ..
hr hod no d~ ""h him he h.d nOl 'ucettdrJ in 8""ing
.n<X-'mplr of i,:Sd.,,, I.: lIoch"e"o< (186 1) i, me« fo« ,he li ",
publica,ion whi<h made ,h. narn. Apttry<"""""'. avoiW,le
from a nomr nd"or ial poin' of vie"'. even if ,h e kiwi 'p"ei«
rn., ".me ..,u.lly «fe,,,,, '0 w.. co""""",i.J ro, m1JlY
ye,,., The fOL' ,I... no 'p«imrn (i.• , 'l'P<) w.. """,i. "d
" i,h Sd.,,, & HOLh".".,·, <b,;-ip ,ion " .., ,he "",in "''''''''
10, ,h" ""n'''''''''r. Bo,h ,II< nlid i')' of AI"".!"" """'_. nJ i" ."';bu ' ;o,, '0 Sd.,,, & Hod" "lt.. (1861) "'~«
6", teOOgni"'d by Ch.d" Richmond {fu""etfy. """" ">t , h. U"ited 'i to t .. N,,;o nal Mu ><um. 5mi'h"'ni'n
!m,;,n,;on), wh" in ,h. 1910-20, compiled . <ord iud<. of
>vi• • <;-non,m' (Fig 1), wh"", « m.in' ""p"hl"hrd (.<;'0""
OI",n, f"'''' ' COmm., 17 April 21102).
Th. " ",,I< Apltry< """,'"", wos ne," ,<>«I by Gray
( 1 8~2 , 2J;) in hi, I,,, d b;" i, of "1.,..- Z.~land ••,,'; b""n8
i, to V.lt.a"" .. puhli>hrd by IIonap"t. (18S6).
H ..h>l<ll<r 0867, 180), ;n ,he ch,pt.. dr , lin8 wi,h
kiwi ' nJ m<U in hi, p,oo «,;n8 boo. <)0 New Zr.I, .d',
5"'Y'phy, 8"'1ogy.•"d ".tu,,j hi",,'}', g'''' . n aerou n,
uf A, ,,?X ..""i",. , hot «P""'''' ,h. sam. inro,m" io "
.. p.bb h«l!.)· 'id .... & Hoc h".".. (186 1). bu, " ill
. u ';huto<! .u,h ,,<>hi p '0 IIon'p"lt. (I 8%).
Bnlfet (1869, 1S) «8mkd Apwyx max,mo .. . •oJ i<i
' I=ie" «p<" ,n8 p"" of s<1a«, & Hoch,,«t.r. (1861)
d...,i p,i.>n, hu' wi,h"u, .odnowl"'ging . 5OU=, Build,
( 1 8~9) 'F-.,"y' had . 1«.oJy 'Pf'<'-''''' ... I<:afler intrnded
fo, ,he 1865 N"" Zuo,,"; Exhibiti.n, 'nJ "'0> ,I,.. ,cI'ubl;, ho<\ i. July 1~~7 !fitkG. lb"",h, 1989: 312). Fimch
11867) puhli,h'" h" '",,,un ,", ..I"i"n of 'h" b fl<l i.
Srpt, mhe" Al'hough Fin"'" (1867) "'<led lOO>< no"", he
did no ' odd .ny,h in8 . bou ' Af'teryx ..""imo. However,
Fin"'" (l~70, WI) n-lm-rd m "Aprnyx ",.00"",. (V",.)',
"ring ,hot ,he mea8'" ;nfom",i" n .vo;l. bk "'g.<rd;ng ,nr
'R;"-t<li w"' " ill i,,' uflid . n' t<l n:wgnis< ;, "' . known
'I=ir~
," coy (I all, 3), ;n hi, H~nd-i;" "f ,h. binJ,com.i"'"
in ,h. 80 ,i<l. Mu,"um, in<l ud.rJ ,I., 'f'«ie' '9R56. m..i"", .
V.,,: .. . valid "',;')' undr, <h< ~nw Aprnyx, wi' hout any
reI'<t<o"e '" • puhlka ,"'" . In the p",fll«, he <' I'loined ,I."'p«i~e "-'m'" In 'Rom. n (0' ,hin) 'yp' we", u><d fo, ' ho",' I=i« not p""",n' in ,h. B,i' i, h Muorum «>lb.~ion.
Th. "ext moS[ ,i8" ;~c..", u'"" uf tho: ""0>< Aptrrp;
"'''''",." •••Iid 'I=ie, {bu, prec"'ed by " ') I, by H""on
(187 1) in hit Gtt~b,g= ./,kSi";' oj'N"" hal..nd. Hu"o"
"ill . ",ib", eo:l the ,,:tID<to Ver<=,but p""idcd. dia;gn",i,
II' 13) : 'G REY• •polt«l with ""'di,h whit<; f. " h.", 50ft ,,,
,he lOuch. L, [k nS,h) 25 [inch..]; B" lb;lI] 5.75 lin<h",j ;
T.. I""'usl 2.7 [in"hesl' ond. lo<.li<yo 'Sou ,~ h l.nd. in
oJpin. regio",', Also, in hi, 'Cti'i<,j no,..' , Hu uon {lS71 :
75) dr>t:fiW . comp lft< foot f<om wh" he heli<V<d "0 he
Rewlo,ion of ,he ""u' of ,he taXon Ap<np< """"'''''' 3
P;g 1. f",;m"" ofA,otmx'-;"",...rl from <h< "nf"'bli.h<dSm;,h","~" h",;m,,,,,, can! in<;b ",mp;1<d by a..<Ieo Rkhmond in ,he1~lo-lo. ,
,h. b'g<>t Kiwi r:' Pmo.l«<!' ", ogh, "e~ r ,il<- h""dwatm
of ,h. Ao=< R",","in nnrth...... Nd""n. which h<th~u~,
beh,gOO to '[he ",m, 'p«;'" '"' ,h< ' wo [,'l'" '1"",«1 Kiwi,in ,h. C...n, .mo[y Mu.«<>m . whi<h [ h. Y< ,<f<tted ,,, A
""",j "",' . W. h.,. b=n on.bl< to I""." ,I,., [,'Y' ~i"";
foo, in <1>< o[ni ,ho1"lliul ""1I",,,iot\ of ,h. Mo><utll of
N<w Z<, land. ,he m"" likely pi...·• wh. re Hutton would
ho", d'l""il«1 iI, rotuid<riog ,ho, .. ,h. ,im. h. worked
in ,h< Colon;.! Mu.scom, ,h. fo""unn<f of ,he p", sem
Wh il< Hu<ton ([ 87[) w,", inro rr« , '0 ,d <, tho
tun", Aptn]X """,j"", '0 V,m,ux, ,h, di",,,,~on . 00- <
indiu,•• ,hot h. "0' ~"Iy p mvid«l , fm,h« dugn", i,
bu' illo id.n,ih.d 'I""'im<", ,hot h< "Ii<.", " Iong.d
[0 ,ho[ .pee;". If i[ ;".<gu.<J ,h" ScI.." &. Hod>,,"'ter',(18(,[: 5(6) de<.:rip<iun ;" insuffid.n' to m.k. tho name
,""onomiully . .... il. bl<. 0' th.l Ap"?", """"j_ &1>,,[ &.
Hod>'l,na, 186 [ i< avaiW>l. bo, not valid !><ause i,;"
a nem<» J~bj""" HUHon', (1871) = un, w<>U1d h«:om<
,ho 1;"" ."il.bl.: .nd valid """,[ip ,;on of <1>< ,,,,,,n Ap"'P
""""-,Th. bi,d, H ulton O S7 1, 76) ,d<rr<d 10 Apr,?"
m,.,.;'"" w<<< """-rib.d ."J nom'" Ap"'P h.uu';j by fut"
( 672) . (In 2 AOgU'1 1871, Porn « ad • I"P<' before [h.
Philo",ph""lln"iru« of Con«"'o'l' d<K[i!>i n8 a> Ap"?,,
h=tji twu I. rg. 'P"HM kiwi obt>in<d in m, .umme[ of
IS7(}-71 . Th. <bc, iption W"-' publi,h<d (Pon. 1872: 1M) .
bo, ,h. o' igino! k><o1ilj' ~f lho typ< ,po::imm limha
defined by 1\"" {l ij7}, 195) " f"l l~w~ 'O no f" und in
,h. h",h for up ,ho Ok.>~ .. [,ie] Rivrt. ,h. ",ha i" ,ho d......
bo'" be,...«" th< ...,«[n '\'0« of Uk M. pow;l,. uui ,it<,nOW)' e.mg< of ,,'hich M[ C.<>ok is moturd>: In > 'NOTE'.
Pom (1872 : 2051 ...""•• ' In ,h<' Car, Bi rd, :-I.Z .,· HuttOn.
Colonw Musoum, Wdl;n8wn, [8 71. ,h.romp;k<.pp""
.n.i~u, to « for ,ho n<W <p<ci" to II. """"""" V",: This
i, ru<th", <V;de nc. that th< cwo typ<'< ('J' n'J'P<') ofAptnyx
J-r,<i; 1'0,... 1872.", ,hose Huuon (l S?[) [<fcn od to
'Ap"?,, """,i _ V.,,: 1\,,,, (1872, 20') d i"" i"'" HUllon
(1871). argu;n8 ,hat <>hly tho foo , of on uok""",o 'ncarly 14
lb.' kiwi w... •1ttibu,eJ 10 Ap<np< max;"",. H,Ma'<" Hurtun
d <arly ,fugnoscd"hoi<b; rd, {giving m"'ure""n" fn, ""al
I<ngth. bill, . nd "",.... '" "",II a> plum>g< <h>r"'-'l< ~"i <.» .
o, ing ,h. Cam.rou!)' M""um ' I""' imo"" ...d ",fe["" ~'"
fool from ,he: "'o«f< RiV<'I '0 tho >am< """".
Fin"'" (] 873: 212). in hisdi""",,,,,, ofAf-'J><ba"m',.
wrot<, 'Me l'o<" o. m<oo~, '0 be pr=rv<d rO[ [hi<.po::....
4 Tuhing<. !'Iumb<. 14 (2003)
fo' from A. "'.w...... V<rr.. ,he", <xi", 00 other <our« ,h.o
the "mpl. ""mo. noticrd 6", by Ilo""p,m. ",i,ooU[ ,ny
rd <rooc. m [I>< R",·ro>: Ilowcvo[, fins"h h:u:l """.Iook,d
ScI,,,,, & Hoch.,,,,,,,[ (1861: 1862), Hodm«l<r (18671.and
Hu, wn (187 1). We00l< h<ee th", o.me publ i!h<dioi,w l)'
"' . n.",,,, nudu'" i, no, ,", il.b1e lrom. nomeocLIlor,aJ
p"np«, iY< • • od ' he", fo'" ,he ....m' n.me o. n be n"J"
...a.bk 1"",.1>y [h, """" 0 ' ",he' .u,ho"')' fc" ,b , ", nl<
'" difk""" "",I"!lieal ,n,i,y. bu' ,.kj ng the . u,h,,,,b' p and
.Lo" of tho I..,,,, pnblia' ioo (Clo",,')', ICZN 199'" 111).
Buller 11873 : 371 ) . m ihuted ' ho ".me IIpt<ryx
-m"""o H""on (1871). bm pia=! i, n. junior ' ynooym
ofApt<»'x"""" i [, icl Pom. 1871 [,,,,Jbouoo<, . ,,,;o rdi"8 ro
B"lIer, Ap'''''' '"!'Xi"", H"ttnn w"' nm 'iI< ,.mo 'pro"''''At,,,,,, "'<'XI'''''' IIon'p"flo'. Th,IS. B"lkr( 1873) r«ngni.<d
,hal Hmton', (18711 d=liption refermJ '0 'ho ..mo hird,
<k«lihed ' nd n, mro., '<';" '7" h"",tii by Poll' (1872)
Hnw<><r. lIulk< (1873: 372) "i ll fJUl,n" inod 'h" 'Thor<
i, no proof ",h""",[ ,h.t the hird her' d"crib«! fAt"'7""""'ti,l i, tn. ..m< .. th., fo[ which M Jul.. Ver", u,
propo>oJ ,h, n.mo of Ap"ry.< """'im". Bolld, main
"'!lUIn,,"[ war du, Ap'''''' maxi"", war. 'moch I""" 'peeinof!Gwi ,h , n any of ,h , forq;o ing _ in f.K" • hird equalling
in , iL< ' full'R"""n Tu!k<y,' Ir app<at, [h" th,~" diiferen«
b<"""'n ' ,urk"}' and A/t"'7" h""J/ij had !>eoon" [be only
",,,,,n fo, ",j«,in~ .he name Ar"'7" """'j..... f<>, ,he L.rge,po"ed IOwi, Known ,od.ay .. Ap"'7" """"ii 1\~". 1872.
llull« (1 8 ~K 3.>0) r<p',ted alroo" "',,",0'" ,h, ,,,.,,,,,,,n,,
h, m.do in ,h, h'" odi'ion 118731"f hi, .1..,i, b" "k
F,=b', (1813) and Bulk'" ( I MH, 1 8M~) "pin",n ,
we" h i~hly • • Iu, d ."d , h"ofnr< ""p'od . Im",'
immod" ",ly. F"e «.mplo, Rowley (1874, 4981, in • ,,",,<1
"","nn' .1.",,, ' n ",hih"'on " f la'" N.... 7",l.nd h,rd, ...
m«<ing of ,he Z""logic.al Society of !--ondoo , WID", 'Th,
hi~, Y.I", I .tt..h ,,, the opio~,o, of the>< gentlemo'" to
j,,, ,,fy hi, «<<:>gnit,o" of At"'7" h""mi . nd o,h", 'f'<'id "
val id. How<v«, he "i ll r<markel, 'w, h.v< yet '0 disco=
,hot II"" . od glon oo ' form . II, """,i", • • ",h i,h m.y,
p<rh. p', ........-.1 the ,£.1 of ,"'"e p,imt.king n""" Ii,, :
Nocwi,b" ."diog Rowley', poetic rem. rk., no kiwi "'.. h>Und
'" ht the OOOlcept of Ap,,'7" maxi .... and ' h<ref"" L.tg<'I"'"ed k;wi we" , by 'he tram<Ap"'7" J...wii p.,,,,, whilo
'he n.m< Apuryx ..,lXi .... _ largely f",gotteo.
Rowiey ( 187~ : 13). in hi> 'ompt"ou, Onritholoti''''
Mi""lf,my. f<>llowro Build, (1873) "pin;"n "'" A,,,?,,,
....,.;"", w" •much [,'11" 'poe"" ,ho" Aptrryx """'Iii. "iU
'0 he found in ,he "'.., coa.« 01,n. Soo,h I<lan d. AI", h,
.oddod , oon""e", .bou' H..,,', f'nding o f ,,,f,f,,,,iJ 00""
of AJ"'7" "."",1" in ,he 'M",_b"",,·!\,,", C,,'., Sum""r
Road' bo, ".,ed ,Iu, 00 bon .. "I' Ap,<»'x maJ<i"", wer<
foo"" [h,,,,,
1'h" , i' u" i" o ", m"n«l uo,iI H" lIer l IMY1 : IHY2)
'''u"",«1 ,he n.me Ap"')'x m.axi_ 1m bmw" kiwi,
f"'n> Slew." hl.od, II,,, the "m' <p«i me'" wore " .,,,
. fr" ,,,,mod A,,,?,,, lawryiby R"' h,,,hik! (l8Y3, S75), who
''j';''od, ' I mo" ''''phot''''l ly..y ,hal thi' 'I""'i" ","0 "'. heA. ",.axi",", ,,f VelT<'ux , R", n",hi ld', m,in di,agr«m""
"'" ,har rd<"""" '" A,,,ry.< ",axi...., &",,,,,tly ",bredto. hird from th, SoUlh Id.od, Ro,h<chjkl (1893, ~7~)
d '''''''''''' 'Ap,,,,,, ",..,,,,.i (' PI'"" ", 1y ho mot];lied the
n'm< to ro"fOrmwi,h rh, gmd< r of ,he gon",,) .. a m""ing
of the B[i,i, h Omi,hol.,p",· Ouh. rel<g.l,ing i[ '" '. Im""
, hcti~o", ,pee-...., . ltho"g,h h, .... ' indinro ' 0 ' g= with
l'fOr Ilulton ,h.. i, war only ,n """[grown A, h.=ti [,icl:
As di", ,,,,,,d below,W< fullyag= wi,h rhi' lalter " "omen[.
!lull" (l89S: 81 ) 8'''' ' "",ful ,ummary of ,he IOwi and,
in a f""roote, . grttd wi[h R",h",hild ...., At"'),, maxi""
prob , bly ", f"'ed ' 0 At"')',, b."mi. Ro,h"hild (l 8~'»
n>ade no m<tl,i~n ofScI,.., & Ho<h" ",,,,', 11861, 18(1)
puolic,"iom, Om he- w.. .he fi", [0 ,b,ly el"" id... [h,
ol=ul< o'igin of rhe n.me Attrryx ",.ax,,,,,. >1<0 gi,in~
, he in f~"n" ion "eeded to ",,,h ,h . ""OJ of no',u.
"",,",,, '0 Ap' ''Y'' »=I,"" V",..,'" 'nd to Aptrryx '"!'Xi"",
Iloo,f"'''''S"h"'-] uen,I,Y, Sah-. Joei (1895, 6111 1;"ro '?Ap"'7"
»=I,"""", man"",lip' oame ny V<ttu"" puhli,,"«1 by
Bo"'f"'" (18%, 841). and '?At"'7" ,""",,,,,,i RothKh iW,
Ix"h " jo " i", ' ynonym, uf Apteryx h"" ,tii, p", ,,, m. bly
following Ro,h"h ild ( 1~93), Salvadoti ( I ~?~) 'I'?""d
00' ' 0 ,omid" ScI.." & Hoch" " te, (1861) .. being 0'
p""'idinS' val,d d=,ipti<n>. hec.l"",[hi, nofo""'« w'" li,t<d
only ..."mh" u"ge of [be n.m• .
Ro,h,dild (1899, 3811 , in hi, long revo,;"n of ' n,
8"""'At"'7'" ""e,,«1 to ,be O,igill.1 'p"lI in~ of' ....w....',"I<ga'ing ;, [0. j,,"iO£ 'ynotlrt" of A,,,,yr """tii, .nd
wi'hu" , li"; og,,,yol themany av.i l-ilk rd= '0 Apt"",
J!W>I'''''' ",h" ,han 110"",.." (l 8%),llulle, (190~: 27) agrttd wi' h Hu'",o 0 871) in ,h"
,he "" y I"g< fun, of . k,wi JesuiheJ and . ",iomro by
,h . Ia"", to Aptrryx maxi"" war. in fw, At""" iwlstii,
H<>W<v<l, Bull" Jid "'" Ii" the n.m,Apt"", """"...... "n<l<,
,he h'ading ofbi.Ap""" htuutii tex,... would be <llp«,ed
fnra _ ","_', ... Fuo doc '".... . ""'" ( 1'10'1,17), .......
~ 00 1a.J< &00<.... air Malad oh.< 'V~
"'-W Ai-F . ... oh.< 100<-'T'hn< _ ~ ...... ",,, ,.. . , m "'""'" __
pubL<l>od;" dot .... row~ of doc 1M """""," '"<UItIf'l<. _ <boo< cit«l ... Sah-.k.ri f l 89~: 61 1I. H....--..
ou,..- -.""" indlWl< ,...........i.lomunon ......, in ~Jiw."...d af-. aJdi "l!: t><><hinr;_ 00 do flO' mn""", ,h<m individually hcfc.
w. h."" found onl~ lWO ~f.~.«. ' 0 ,h< n. m<
4 "'1" """',_ puhli,hN d u,in~ ,ho: 20,h «n' u ry. bu'
n.,;,htr rq:a,J«! i, a. ,..Iid, H<",in~ ( I9S1"), in a "'''. on
T.R. H.d," (. 6d d ...'.... n' '" I). Jm- H«lO. of ,h<Colot.iol Mu"",,,,l and kiwi fro", , OUti,,, dimi".
dio<.....d ,I>< id<no ~y '" ,... kn.i oJ , Ha<ktt <oll«-rN,....... ..... _ , '" "'" CoIDni>J ;1.1 durin g .... 10..
1_ ",..un,: ( 1_ H I I .-..,-...j ,I>< ~_ .. 'TIoio """"" ........ . ,nhw to \"~.
ci<:<d t.,. h.. r.incr b<oea + _. , a_
....... b<u.at i< Foblrtb' Io<- .~ '"• '" ' Ii< JtWIllr rrimrd m l l16~ bA<t (,..
_ 1 Ho.n-·.(Jru c ' """""'----'" Sdaln 6: Ho.ioot<n<t", ( 18611 oq>on.
n... ......rtUnt_"'""' ......~_it t.,. Md.<tu..n (l9'lIJ, 741 i" h" . ha¥otr on .... grea'
'I""l<d "'..i. indud<d ~ a k ".h!y ilI""''''N aph
"" ,he "'..... ""..mo........""",,,, n, on ,hea~r rt=td,•nd .",h (", 4"?" """Ii_ bu, . ag;On . ..i~·"'u' ",f,,=>«
'" So.lo,,, {\< 1.....11>"','"' ( 18<, I). f Urlh n , Md --"" "." (19'Xl,
74) ......" • •'1,''''* ,imefo, on",," f'<'~ '" >='f" ,fw At"?"""",,,'j ...J A. .....i"'" wm: on< . "" ,h< ....... ,h ing.' bu,
..i,bou, ...y Kfnena: '0 ouf'PO'l' h tmrnt '" mrn,ion,ha,Af-p__hodp.."'",. ~ Jo..u;; In hi.
~. Md~....... ( I~ 8~1 ..~ attfibu'N
bopotu.• (18\061 publiuUon mJ.~
Summarised hislory of the taxo n Aprrrp:....u:im4 (fro m references discussed above]
A"..,.~;_ V..r..... . M...."'.ip< no... (. 0'
,..wi<hed).Ai-F __~. lll'lf< 1141 . "'--- --- (....
deo<nPO;-I.Jl,o<to:F_'_Sdo<tt 6: HoduI" In. 11161, 506,A...wN<
rwn< (~rt, val jJ dow::t'l"ion1.
-'V"?" """Ii_ Sdo". &: Ilocl-II'''' '' 1!l6l : 189.
Ap..".- ...w"",; G"y 1862; H l (Ij" tJ unlyl.
1I<ocI..."", of doc tuN> '" ,lor .."'" Af-1o __ j
~_1-i<Idootd.... 1867: I !lO.
~_~I_ I ~.
A,Nto,or _ H_ la7!; :U. " ,r.n. oIlr.cxi<.. '"
.,...- -).~ -._ BuIt.- 1873. rl loou ........ II> ' "",...
13' I '. and .. a iII_ >yn<>rlJ"It' '"~ ""-r [_ll.
Af-JII'- R<-ky 1874: t'lll (.. a '5""' ond~
rorm' Y'" 00 lordi~).
Af-Jo........_Ilooooi<y 137) : 2J 1.. a . alid '~'"' )'rt to
I>< fcund).
4"?" .....i""" llull« 18!l11, ).10 (.ltfihu,tJ ,,, 'H"tt""I ~7 1' . , rid .. a i,,,,io"vnonym of A,Pur:rx ......." [. i<J).
tip"?" ...w_ 8 " 11« 189 I, 602 (inw" "" rfln,al ' 0 ,i><So","" bWiJ !r.i";l.,..,..".. -;_ B<.lkt 189l, 91 {i"""'teet t<krTaI m oh<
S<<"'V\ bland !r.i";l.
Af-JII'- Rot_ .u 111'1" ~7~ (.... fn:wto Sttwat
hUnd. r- ! ti,.~ """"",,,l.
! .y..,.__~ l !1'l1o61 1(juai<>t .".,.,,... '"
.......,.. ""'- l- D-!Ai-F '._~ I~o ' 11 (jutitnt~ ..
of~ ........ rAd).!~__ Ilo<hdoild 1"",.J.lll (i.nint.,......."",
'" ,."....... N.I; (oi<;]l.
,."...,.. OOUO . ... , Ilol1« 1')1l'j: 27 '''8''''''' ''' ,..;m Hum:",,h.< tip"'?"....,;_ .,..,...,.. '-'m'i. .... , only la,.... lWn<
rq:anbl lidl.
At"?" ,"'"". ~l<m i ng I ~ K(" 243 (", . ...., • • """011 .
Ap"'1" ..""i_ Md .<:nn. n 1??O: 74 (junio, .,."',")TD of
tip"'?" "",,i,),
Status and idenriry of the taxonAptnyx mexime
n... ~"l!: hiAory in<b<au> itt.~d _ a __ --"'__ "'" """"" __ CUI ...
" "<II)< ...-......I SdoIn &: Ilodottctt<f (186 11 ......
d-ty dtiK.f,tJ a Iot-go< kiwl dillitftot: r..- Ai-F--m.ltv;ng. "'Pet .10 , ioo ....~ hUnd.
.,...i6o:aIIr fn:wto Pap.- Tb ;,. wdI k-D
...... .. I"" of"'" of "'" pat 1pO!U'il ...... a.n:mI,k-.. ..~ ioMltij. n... lad of a typ< '1""""'<0......., ......... i<kn,icy of dw: ...... ,..,..".. _ _ ....
Fatly """fwtJ ltId. ron><qU<fld y. ito ...... a val jJ .."'"
""" iMn·livtJ. H""""". KlI'rdlota or i" o>nfwtJ """".fn,m • ""n><ndaoorial vi<wpoim. A,o"?,, """",... 'id,,<,
6 Twhi.p. N"n,l>e, H (2003)
& H""h" "" . c, 1861 i, ." ••• ;\. bl, n.m< " nd" .'utid , 12
of ,h"~ (ICZN 1999, 16), <von 'hnu¢' """'. wo"''''""n ,id" it. """"." "uJ,iw",. If thi' biter upin"", i, ", k"n .,
cun"a, th'n !h"... <an be no " gu", ,,n, , h., H"lt"o (1871)
<htly o!iminatro ,h., duub,ful ''''U', ",.king Attr'J~
""",,,,a . ,..lid . od f<Cogni", hl. 'p«I<>.
funher <Viden", ,b.. 11>< nam" Ap""", """"i.... r<f<"'0 'b" &'<a' ,punro kiwi """ b< fuund in ,b. li,mtur<
di"'uS>«i in the hi" o,"'.l ""'lion ,00", It w.. li>toJ ..
di"inct fron, Ap"'pa",,,,,/i,. whio:h "',", 'fum><rly abnnd.",>.11om the lo\\'<,""nb·oo,"",oo disuim of ,h< SoUlh I,bnd'
(Ru'h",hild 1B93, 575). W, nOl<,h. mwnem ,hat A;>""",aw""/i, w.. " 'I"""" <I...,ioo" wh,,,,,, Ap"''l'' """"i....
.... , <>plldtly ,..«d m be from hign, ot wha, <. n b< ''''moJ
., ",h" pin., ......., ""'~ Th, PaP"'"R=~. p ,.,n bySob,,,
& H"d" ''''',, (186 l) .. th" .n" wh,« At""'"""""i.... w..
, ..,oJ '" oc<w, it • p"""n, ""'''gh"ld of ,h, great ,pu<,ookiwi. Th,,~ I",,']i')' d.,.. p"'ift""", fu. high<. <I... ,i" ",.
.od it! i. "" ,iu . i"" id"ntify Ap"'P' m.zxom. wi,h ,he
W<>t ' p", «d k,w,. Tht "'''=I""n' ",f<r"i " f ••poe;",.n
fmm nulth we>t N"h"". •nd th, di,..,;, . " rih,,'io" of, " tho
tim", th" unly two I" g" 'l"'tt«i kiwi,;n ,h. C.nt<tb"trMu",nm to Apt"]~ "'axi.... by Hult oo 11871). ",,,nn,,,0'" "><:»m"m, F"nh"",,,,,,, bu,h Ro,hKhild (]693; 18'19i
."d 1Iu1i<r (1873, I8~8; 1')05) " .",d ' h" Ap" 'l" """""'"wa> 'h"" m... Aptrryx h.=ti;,
Tht ' <gU"",n< "i>«l byIIulkr (]873: 372; 181J.8 ; H l)
th,,' tho"'n>< 'Attrryx"""".... flun,!"" , r<f<rmJ to • kiwi,h" ~,~ of. full grown' uok<y . nd 'ha' i, oould. ,h""fo"' . 00<
bt . ' y""n)'fllofAptrryxInuu,,; i'<a>ily "",lvoJ. Th" mig"
fu, weigh, . nd """.. I.og'h gi,...n in M,«~.m I\< Higg;n,
(l990, 86) fo' I"" f"", .kAp""",h.='ii,and ;n March"n, &
Higgim (199.\; 3 54) fu, adult M<ln<r;riJtalk!"',., lin""""
1758 dearly """rl"p. ka",;ng nu room fo' fun h« ",gum<n'
,ha, . b,go Ap"'l" '-"oi <a" """ bt ,b" , iz< of an . dul,'uok<y. I' i, impofUn' ro c1.rifY ,h" , .l,hough Bull« (1873,
1888) WOS <mpha'i< ,hal 'Apt"J" """"".. Bo"'I"''''w..00< lh. "",." Ap""", h.=tio Po.... h. tq:",doo 'Ap"""
maxi"", HUl,on. 1871' " • synonym of ApI"J" '-",'i. In
,hi" Bulk, w ..«mjnlr "" flea. , i"", 'lo< "n>< 'p«im<u'
w<" ,h"b..~ fo, OO,h I lu, ron, and Poll" """'<s. I low<V«.
W< <a"ooly.poeul"" upo" Ilulld , ..,io"", ro si'" prio'i')'ro 1'0"" no"", wl><n i, h.td b«n publishOO in 1872• • y""
1m, du n HUlton, d<><:'ip'io n. r«h'", Bull" (1873; 371,
1888: 330) purpoo<ly 6'-"" "'" wron8.L« '1871' fo< Ap"""
,"",,,ii Po"" ro1''''''=' n.m. <ha< 00"0 ,,, 00 ,I>< m.mo')'
ofJ ul;'" vo" H"'t, io.t<:uI of. n>m" <"<1,,,>«1 by Hu,wn
aod "I' " n«.",n , ,.,,,,. I" thi. ,0"'''' ...., I>.li"'" ,hatBull, t , (1833: 331) w",d, ' l"",k f", ,h.",,,,,h.,,,, 'ro, <h i,
",,,,,n Ih>v,ooo,;dnOO ;t ""'" ro ,,,,>in,he nan", ,<>1'>'«1
upun i, in complimen, '0 ,h, .n" Si, Juli" . von II ,. '0
whom [h" colony i, ind<b,oo fot ,h, , ,,.bli,hm,,,,, of •
v.lu. hl. "'"",,, mof",i" n", ."d 'll "C.n«rbury, .. wtll.,
fu,,,,,,,, ,] ;mpu.-ton, 'o f'Ot',f.>phiul md grologiul 50"")" i",h.t d ,,,,,,,: Fkm "'g (198 -'1) wro« '~at 11" 11,,, w" i"''''..1wi,h H"tt" n b......... "1',",, p"hii""i"n " f Hutt" n, (I 871)
c..~ ju" bd',,", lb, "f'p=""'" "fBulkt'. (IB731m.oj...
boo. on New Z<...." d bird>. Rdeg. dng 'Ap" 'P "'....-i....
Hu"on. 1671' '0 • iun"" synony"' , <v," jf i, was"0',uuy
ha,,< I>«n on< of B"lId, W'Y' '0 .llni'" hi, irrim ion,
Th. f"a ' hat ,~" n.",. Aptrryx maxi"", """n,..lly f<l l int"
"bl ;yion. Lo",tly " . = ul' uf ll" II,,', <hoi«, .how, ,h.. h,
""" i",.,.j h;, 1''''1"'''' .N« . 11.Tomncludo,w< ,,,,,,,,, ,h", Apm,x"""""'0.'idl«, II<
H"" h" en",. 1861 isan . , >il. bl<",d ",tid ' poei",...m. <hot
r<f<" '" ,h. "".. ' pu<<<d kiwi <ummly know" .. A,w<ryx,"","ii P"",. 1872.
Designation of a nrorype for Apu ryxmaxima Sclarer & Hochsren er, l8Gl
T" <" . bl;')' bq""d J,,,,ht 'h< ...."">m'" "" ill "f"" ....m"Ap"'1" ~i,"", .nd in ,he .b",n", of . tume--b<" ing
'ype h" ing been !iJl<d by s.:h,,,, & Hod"" « ,,, (18611 ~l,
'" th" l>e>, "I' "u' kn~", lodg,. by."y ,u """J u.m . " ,hot,
w. h"""i 'h d" iguat" " "'~'H'. 1'0' ,h. ' ..on Apu 'Jx""""'",,, Sd.«, 6: H""hl1""". 1861. oo"'piying ,," ' h tho
Qo.Jifjing"",diti",u li" ..1 ;" Artid. 7S.3 "I' ,f« c.J< (ICZN
19')9: 84). Th~ oon,l1'" i, . 'poe;m," pe",u o,ndy hdd ,n
,h. <oll"'bon of ,h~ M""""", of New Ze.hnd Te r..,.To"garew:L Thi' ,!",,-im.n ~ lb. p« ",vd oon of. gr""' 1"',,«1 kiwi 1<.,i"g R"gi""" ion Numbt, 216M. wi,h ,h.followi"g.L,,, adul' f, ""', . «>11«,..1 """,Ourl", ,,,,,, >:<;"""
eu..." Su",h ld."d, N<w 7..,01...<1, " n 23 O<u:mbt, 1961,
byO. Gad,h". Tht tOllow;ng",",,,mi<>!d.". " keO"' ,h.' ;m. of it< p"' par" j" n ... " udy 00 0, .... .I", " ""d.,..1
w;,], ,hi, 'p«in",,, : !n'",y , ilt "t'P' o'i"'''dy 11 , 8 tn,n,bill k ng,h 135,9 mm, tmm I.ngch ~'U mm, middl. ,,,.,
• d.w I'''g<h lOlA ",m, w<igh' 242S g. Th. diogn""ic
f<a,",", of ,hi, ' poe;""''' .« ",",,.;,,,,,, " i,h ' h" origin"
deo;"p'ion gi""n hy ,,<1m, & Hoch"""", (lUll. • , ""II
.. wi,h th" ',,~n<n' d"."ip,;"n by Hu"on (187l). Al",.
j " «>1I=ing1"",Jj,y it phe<d w;,hi" ,h" grog<. ph" .I tong<
f,<~,<!tI"
'rt ' f'- Of r l t[ 'I~l
{H t i-tHh ~l l ' ~ l l '. li i U .nt s, !iLf
i' 1 ltc- ql 1[< 'a,t~ l~ ! f f'!~ .I ~t~ ..t! ~ ~ [ = i l " 'hq':f l'f' ~r ~II~1 J!;it~f
i , 1... 1 t( i l i t l,• I t , ~ r r , 1 ' >""f' r ~~~ ~ - ~ I
~H h t rr t 1:~ih·1 ' n Hi <I n P"~ f .:j ~ ~ r ~ I t;~
n;Hd t fHH ~~II'-l:' <c ' < ! 'j' ~"'- <I" •!.".~ 1,""' l'~H, ;ril f' 3! '·'d,"f. ' <r i ' >~'n' ~ ' - d' < ~ l ! l' nt[n~ii~[ll ;11m,d th, l · b ~ 1. , -. , "' ,t . . s H i H . Htt H
' <i'f 'S :E1 a. ~pg fi, -<;. l: ; .
~ ~ n . ... <ttlt ra "' ~j(' V> II - ~ a. 3 ~ti~!.iH " Lq? >H~! HE; jj ~' l"Ho - ~ _ " , r " I l! f ~t-~E~~1! r t ~c:~ -= ~ 2-" '>'<l-f' ' t r . ~i..~io:";"~~~ r "" 1 a. ~ "j - _ ", i!.. ~ ~ ~ll,, 3
.~J; l- lt Qd t "I qi~9 " " l!q • r-IHHit frJ t ~ ht~Ot- ;.~rj- ~3 ~
~ ,.. ~ ... ,
~r ~= i,151.i: ·I;"l' l"' a.. ~ :r i: r i !ll' l'! ~
1 ~~l . h r " i tjh1 ni l q rf 5 -e-i~t~ a,,," : f ~" "- ~ f _ it- ~~, l 'L~' cOl~ . _ e, l Jt ~ "- ~ ~ _ " - .-", ,~n' l " ! ' Hi,t,l!" 'il'ii;r~ ~~ . g - B;!: i l.:;i f ~ ~ 2:c: ggll.t :S'if", t 1 1"1 ' r".f lH- ,! t ( ~; 'lr~f If 'jt !f' ~ f" t1 ~ i- <,' ni ~ ~ !, . , r t • ",r ,,,. '[t " NO
Ir r -I r l ~ s- ~ ~- 3 t ~ _. ....
HHt Inl ~dl h l i ~ tl u, H ~t'"1 .11r r <,t n ;:;tH! <". ' e-!, ,! I . ' , q,~,."o",l.·~ 0;:;8.. I t g !I 'fI~li.,r;~*"l~~~5 ::l
f f f r:' 3-"l ]: _li ~ "' '' !'!'l ; t J di li i § g ~ l i ~ f ~~!if! i l' !ftti ~. ~! '" tl' tJ'fl!fH "f f t r .,.p.l ~l ~f aIf f * ~p I 'Hltqr.l ·" ,[~ tft fi[ ~ n l r t l
8 r.hi",•. Nvml><, 14 (Z003)
B, II.,. 1>:',1.. I>I'l l, rroc..din!i> 01'"' S<cond Mm;"g. l "d July.
1 ~90. r........,,",."" !'ro<<<J,w 'f thoN"" z....""I."i,." n soa-sos.
8ulk" W1. Isn On ,he 1"1;< k;w; f""" 5"w." h ..<>d Vip",?"
"""'...). T.."""·,,,,,,, , oJ """''''''''t' of""N,.,. 7nn,,";I.";",,, 14 91_92,
8ulk,. IV. L I!95, 1II"'"....m oID.".-in;, oo ;m, Tho» ifm",of
Nt" l<>hrul ",,,.lomJ i" m.t.m t<> ,ho, fur.j"",.." olhw
,-,(<1««0' ""h "••Ma'"", l;"•..m, ." ..J !'ro<miiWif'" ;"",7nd."" 10m'"",n , 7J._Io.<
8ull.. ,WL I90S. .c",N"<-""" 'Bi"J,ofN..,7....J.""·-volwn<
I Lo"do"' p"b]ioh.,j by ,h, .",ho,. I • 100 Pf'.
fWd., 0. IB67, Wol ,"..- Bull,;, 'V,,,nd. ob<, d;.,O mid,oJogi,
Nru ·s",I,nd' 01><""" und mi, kri,;",b<n An"",""un!>,"
""",,1><", lou-'ji;, Orni~i< I \{8'); XI'\--J'!7.
f i",,·h. 0. 1 ~ 70 , lieho" die V"I<<I !"v·s",I."d, . ft .,,,,,1fIi'rm.it~ )S{IOn , )2 \-Jn .
fiv",h, 0. 187J . R,m .,k> V" ' 0"" ~",d, 01 N,,, h,l.ndT",""""",,, ..J ",",""inf:' 'f<h< N". h ..."; I",,,,,,,,
~, 11l6--lll.
Fltm,,,!<, CA. I ?l<~ , Bulk " Hu"',"" H..., ,00 H« "," . ~o<m
in , Vioro,,,n ....."p. -..." 3i~J), 7_14
Fi<m;"!<. C A. 19R6. T. R. H", i<t<..,J,h"Obriro kiwi•. •~;,,,.."
B!~), 1.,\--148.
CaJb",..h, Po. 1989, W,n"" Boll..- ,,,- ",",,,~, ",,,,,,,,,,,,MO"'.
W<ll ;n~un, cr Bonk., J36 pp,
<;"1' G.R- 1862. ~ I", or ,h, ""d. orNe. 7-",,,od , od ,I><><Ii"",n, v,,""'.Th< lhit (1"~) -I, 21-1---2S2.
G"y,C R. 1871 H.",j-""of!"""'" .Ni""""flt",i"itst",P''!';''!..."",."",.4i. th< Bn·mhM""",". r.rt l . London, Tho
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