Skins
At least sixteen specimens survive.
| Museum | Collection numbers | Collection location | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Museum in Sydney | AM O.22287 & AM PA.2933 | Phillip Island | |
| Museum Victoria in Melbourne | NMV 14050 | Phillip Island | |
| American Museum of Natural History in New York | AMNH SKIN-616718 & AMNH Skin-300597 | ||
| National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. | USNM 176991.4028148 & USNM 151991.4354158 | unknown and Phillip Island | |
| Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia | ANSP 22082 | Phillip Island | |
| Zoölogisch Museum in Amsterdam -> Naturalis | ZMA 3164 | Phillip Island | |
| Naturalis in Leiden | RMNH 110.061 & RMNH 110.068 | Phillip Island | |
| Natural History Museum in Tring | NHM 1837.9.26.12, NHM 1955.6.N.19.3, NMH VEL.25.282a and NHM without catalog number | ||
| Museum of Zoology and Natural History (La Specola) | 1 skin? | ||
| Birmingham | 1 skin? | ||
| Derby Museum, Liverpool | 2 skins? | Norfolk Island & Phillip Island | |
| Dresden: | C.3363 | Phillip Island | |
| Frankfurt a. M. | SMF 17346 | Phillip Island | |
| Halberstadt | skin | - | |
| Göttingen | dermoplastik, male | - | |
| Wien | LECTOTYPE: NMW 41.026 | - | - |
Forshaw has measurements of seven skins, one male, one female and 5 unsexed.
Naturalis in Leiden has 2 skins; one male (RMNH 110.061) and one female (RMNH 110.068). Both individuals originate from Philip Island. The male skin was acquired in 1863 long after the species' assumed disappearance, but it is unknown how it came to Leiden. It is more likely, given Phillip Island was already overrun with feral pigs, rabbits, goats and chicken in late 1838, that the 1863 specimen was purchased from another collection. The single unsexed individual from Philip Island at the Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam (ZMA 3164) has been obtained before 1860, and originate probably from the same batch as the two specimens at Naturalis in Leiden. An old list of the specimens of birds present in the British Museum of Natural History list two individuals, both from Philip Island. One of the two specimens came from Mr. Bell's collection.
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