A survey of historical Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) specimens in museum collections

T. H. Worthy

A survey of historical Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) specimens in museum collections

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Abstract

A list of all historical specimens of the New Zealand Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies Gray, 1844) known from museums around the world is presented. There are 52 feathered specimens (24 mounts, 28 study skins), 2 alcohol specimens, 3 part skeletons, and 17 eggs. Of the recorded specimens, only two specimens are identified that could be the type of S. rufifacies Buller, 1904, but whether it is one of these is unknown. Two unlocalised specimens in the Cambridge University Museum are tentatively identified as coming from Buller's second bird collection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-252
Number of pages	12
Journal	Notornis
Volume	44
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Laughing owl
Location of historical specimens
Sceloglaux

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A survey of historical Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) specimens in museum collections

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