Subspecies Pachyptila crassirostris flemingi Tennyson & Bartle, 2005

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• Pachyptila crassirostris flemingi Tennyson, A.J.D. & Bartle, J.A. 2005. A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands. Notornis 52: 47-55 [49].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMNZ 17502 ♂ adult, Ewing Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand.
  Paratype(s) AMNZ 17499 ♀ adult, same data as holotype.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni (Mathews, 1912) [see Introduction]. —
  Falla, R.A. 1940. The genus Pachyptila Illiger. Emu 40: 218-236

Introduction

Falla (1940) placed Pseudoprion turtur eatoni Mathews 1912 as a subspecies of Pachyptila crassirostris in error, using the name Pachyptila (Pseudoprion) crassirostris eatoni. The name Pachyptila crassirostris eatoni then became applied to Auckland Island and Heard Island populations of Pachyptila crassirostris (Fulmar Prion). Following re-examination of the holotype Tennyson & Bartle (2005) placed P. t. eatoni as a junior synonym of Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl 1820)(Fairy Prion) making it unavailable as a name for the Auckland Island and Heard Island populations of P. crassirostris, and proposed the new name Pachyptila crassirostris flemingi for the subspecies.

Distribution

Other Regions

Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)

General References

Falla, R.A. 1940. The genus Pachyptila Illiger. Emu 40: 218-236

Tennyson, A.J.D. & Bartle, J.A. 2005. A scientific name for fulmar prions nesting at Auckland and Heard Islands. Notornis 52: 47-55

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