King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)

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Subject:	King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
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On a Specimen of the Extinct Dromceus ater discovered in the Royal Zoological Museum, Florence. THE IBIS, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY. VOL. I. Eighth Series 1901.
Date 1901
Source http://extinct-website.com/extinct-website/product_info.php?products_id=377
Author Enrico Hillyer Giglioli (June 13, 1845 – December 16, 1909)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Island_Emu_skeleton.jpg

The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, which is situated in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. The small size of the King Island emu may be an example of insular dwarfism.

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