notornis
(New Zealand) The takahe, , a flightless rail native to New Zealand.
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(New Zealand) The takahe, , a flightless rail native to New Zealand.
The weather had been exceptionally severe, and it is supposed that this was how the Notornis came to be found on the flats, having been driven down from the high country.
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