King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)

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Subject:	King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
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Illustration of the specimen of Dromaius ater in the Museum of natural History in Paris. From La galerie des oiseaux.
Date Published by Carpentier-Méricourt in Paris, France, 1834
Source http://extinct-website.com/extinct-website/product_info.php?products_id=377
Author By par L.P. Vieillot et par M.P. Oudart.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Island_Emu.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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