Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis)

Query: British birds

Result: 357^th of 533

Subject:	Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis)
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Hand coloured lithograph (circa 1910) of (Dromaeius diemenensis) which is now a synonym of the Tasmanian Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) from The Birds of Australia (1910-28) by Gregory Macalister Mathews (1876-1949) - artwork by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912)
Date circa 1910
Source http://www.antiqueprintroom.com/catalogue/view-catalogue?id=8bb6a7023b1f3075313c7dd911831c7a&sessid=2a4076b083d49c5be8cf9b6a9ab54c53
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tasmanian_Emu.jpg

The Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) is an extinct subspecies of the emu. It was found on Tasmania where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene. The Tasmanian emu was, as the mainland birds, hunted as a pest. In addition, the practice of setting fire to grassland and shrubland to aid in claiming land for agriculture deprived the birds of habitat. It is known that in 1838, two skin specimens were received by the British Museum. The subspecies became extinct around 1850, but this date is not very precise.
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Dromaiidae
Genus: Dromaius
Species: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Subspecies: Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis Le Souef, 1907
Synonyms: Dromaeius diemenensis (lapsus) Le Souef, 1907

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