DINORNIS DROMIOIDES OWEN.
Dinornis dromioides Owen, Trans. Zool. Soc. III. p. 235 (1843).
Palapteryx dromioides Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. der Vög. p. XXX (1850).
Palapteryx plenus Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV p. 122 (1892).
This form also inhabited both islands, but was probably one of the rarest. The type of D. dromioides came from Poverty Bay, and that of P. plenus from Glenmark.
Habitat: New Zealand.
DINORNIS NOVAEZEALANDIAE OWEN.
Dinornis novaezealandiae Owen, P.Z.S. (1843) p. 8.
D. struthioides Owen, Trans. Zool. Soc. III p. 244 (1844).
D. strennus Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXV p. 8 (1893).
Professor Owen changed the name of this form, but we cannot accept this change, as it is against the laws of nomenclatorial priority, though we all appreciate the motive the Professor had in making this change. The type came from Poverty Bay, but the bird inhabits both islands.
This species had wings.
Habitat: New Zealand.
A nearly perfect skeleton in the Tring Museum from Waitomo district, Auckland, New Zealand.