- Miller's Rail
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Miller's Rail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Porzana Species: P. nigra Binomial name Porzana nigra
J. F. Miller, 1784Synonyms Rallus nigra
The Miller's Rail (Porzana nigra) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to Tahiti. It was discovered and painted by Georg Forster during the second Cook voyage.[1] John Frederick Miller copied Forsters painting and published it with some changes and remarks in his work Cimelia Physica in 1784.[1]
References
- ^ a b WALTERS, M: Probable validity of Rallus nigra Miller, an extinct species from Tahiti. In: Notornis. Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Volume 35 Part 4 December 1988.
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