11001-48301 Auckland Island rail (Lewinia muelleri) an historic photo of the first individual ever caught alive, a female. The species is reluctant to fly. It's closest relative is the slightly larger, Lewin's rail from Australia. This individual was captured as an immature bird in 1966, on Adams Island, by John Kendrick. Kendrick, a member of an Island Survey team, was taking his turn at cooking in a tent, when the young, supposedly 'extinct' bird darted into the tent to steal some boiled rice, and was subsequently captured. This solitary individual was 9 years old when this photograph was taken in September 1975. *
11001-48210 Chatham Island rail (Caballus modestus) extinct. The male, shown here, exhibits the 'loose fluffy' plumage typical of the species, and had a significantly longer bill than the female. This was the smallest of three flightless species of extinct rails once found on the Chathams, all of which had long down curved bills. The speciman was probably collected from Mangere Island *
11001-48201 Chatham Island rail (Caballus modestus) extinct. Smallest of the three flightless species of extinct Chatham Island rails. Pair showing extreme sexual dimorphism in bill length and body size *
