Discovery of Living Notornis - Walter Mantell, New Zealand, Joseph Wolf

Notornis mantelli - owen illustration (modern-day porphyrio hochstetteri or south island takahē) from notice of the discovery by mr walter mantell in the middle island of new zealand, of a living specimen of the notornis, a bird of the rail family, allied to brachypteryx, and hitherto unknown to naturalists except in a fossil state, 1850. Notornis Mantelli Owen (cropped)

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Author: Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852, Mantell, Walter Baldock Durant 1820-1895Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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Discovery of Living *Notornis* - Walter Mantell, New Zealand, Joseph Wolf

Discovery of Living Notornis - Walter Mantell, New Zealand, Joseph Wolf