Auckland Shore Plover (Thinornis rossi)

last collected in November 1840 by Erebrus crew on either Auckland or Campbell Island
island beach ground dweller insectivore endemic to New Zealand
specimen in London
disappeared after introduction of rats
References:

Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.92

Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.259

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