notornis

It publishes a quarterly scientific journal, Notornis, as well as a quarterly news magazine, Southern Bird.

Porphyrio - swamphens and purple gallinules (including Notornis and Porphyrula; 6 living species, 2-5 recently extinct)

He was also a member of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand where he has frequently written contributions for the quarterly scientific journal, Notornis.

Saving Kakapo: an illustrated history by Murray Williams and Don Merton, in: 'Notornis (Journal), vol.

Several species of endangered birds live around the shores of Lake Te Anau, notably the Takahē (Notornis hochstetteri).

However, it has been determined that the differences between Porphyrio and Notornis were insufficient for separating the latter, whereas the differences between the North and South Island forms justified the splitting into two species, as each evolved independently towards flightlessness.