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Record 1 2016-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Zoology
Universal entry(ies)
Mergus australis
Latin
Mergus australis Hombron et Jacquinot
Latin
DEF

A bird of the family Anatidae (ducks).

OBS

Mergus australis Hombron et Jacquinot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Mergus australis
Latin
Mergus australis Hombron et Jacquinot
Latin
CONT

«Harle des îles Auckland» [...] Jadis endémique aux îles Auckland. Découvert en 1840 et n'a jamais été revu depuis 1902. [...] Recherché sans succès en 1941-1946. Avait disparu de l'île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande à l'époque où les Européens y arrivèrent [...]

OBS

Bec-scie des îles Auckland : Le Musée national des sciences naturelles recommande plutôt cet usage en Amérique du Nord.

OBS

Mergus australis Hombron et Jacquinot.

Spanish

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