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Halcyornis
Taxonomy
Halcyornis was named by Owen (1846). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Laridae by Lambrecht (1933); and to Halcyornithidae by Harrison and Walker (1977), Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Laridae by Lambrecht (1933); and to Halcyornithidae by Harrison and Walker (1977), Carroll (1988).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Halcyornis Owen |
| 1933 | Halcyornis Lambrecht p. 546 |
| 1977 | Halcyornis Harrison and Walker p. 46 |
| 1988 | Halcyornis Carroll |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004 | |||||