Forest raven = corvus australis?

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Subject:	Forest raven = corvus australis?
From:	"Cas Liber" <>
Date:	Fri, 29 Aug 2014 21:39:05 +1000

Here's an amusing taxonomic quandary...

In 1781, Latham writes of "south-seas raven" based on specimen collected
from Cook's 3rd voyage - he reports it's from the friendly isles (Tonga)
Gmelin gives it the name Corvus australis in 1788.
Gould adopts the name in his 1865 handbook
Matthews says name is preoccupied and drops it
Stresemann in 1950 researches specimens collected on Cook's 3rd voyage and
opines that the specimen was collected in Adventure Bay (Tasmania)

...sooo......should the correct name of the forest raven be Corvus australis
Gmelin?

Cas


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