Auckland Islands merganser

English

Noun

Auckland Islands merganser (plural Auckland Islands mergansers)

  1. An extinct species of merganser, Mergus australis.
    • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 87:
      The most curious aspect of the Auckland Islands merganser was its distribution, which at the time of discovery was very limited.

Synonyms
  • Auckland merganser
  • New Zealand merganser
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