last collected ca. 1890 on Viti Levu
flightless island ground-nesting forest/freshwater swamp dweller endemic to Fiji Islands
specimens in Boston, London, New York
disappeared after introduction of mongoose
References:
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.230
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.108
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