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Steadman & Zarriello (1987)

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1987-01-01

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Steadman & Zarriello (1987)

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Two new species of extinct parrots, Vini sinotoi and V. vidivici, are described from bones collected in Polynesian archeological sites in the Marquesas Islands. Vini sinotoi, the largest species in the genus, is described from 100 bones of various skeletal elements from Ua Huka, with referred material from the islands of Hiva Oa and Tahuata. Vini vidivici is described from two bones from Hiva Oa, with referred material from Ua Huka and Tahuata. Among congeners, V. vidivici is exceeded in size only by V. sinotoi. Bones of Vini ultramarina, a small species known historically only from the Marquesan islands of Ua Pou and Nuku Hiva, are reported from sites on Ua Huka and Tahuata. These species of Vini probably lived sympatrically on each of the Marquesas islands until after the arrival of humans about 2000 years ago. The natural distribution and diversity of parrots in Polynesia can be learned only through studies of bones from archeological or paleontological sites. Based upon osteology and plumage, the monotypic genus Phigys of Fiji should be merged with Vini, a genus that is distinct osteologically from other Polynesian parrots.

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Two new species of extinct parrots, Vini sinotoi and V. vidivici, are described from bones collected in Polynesian archeological sites in the Marquesas Islands. Vini sinotoi, the largest species in the genus, is described from 100 bones of various skeletal elements from Ua Huka, with referred material from the islands of Hiva Oa and Tahuata. Vini vidivici is described from two bones from Hiva Oa, with referred material from Ua Huka and Tahuata. Among congeners, V. vidivici is exceeded in size only by V. sinotoi. Bones of Vini ultramarina, a small species known historically only from the Marquesan islands of Ua Pou and Nuku Hiva, are reported from sites on Ua Huka and Tahuata. These species of Vini probably lived sympatrically on each of the Marquesas islands until after the arrival of humans about 2000 years ago. The natural distribution and diversity of parrots in Polynesia can be learned only through studies of bones from archeological or paleontological sites. Based upon osteology and plumage, the monotypic genus Phigys of Fiji should be merged with Vini, a genus that is distinct osteologically from other Polynesian parrots.

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1987-01-01

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Steadman, D. W. & Zarriello, M. C. 1987. Two new species of parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from archeological sites in the Marquesas Islands. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 100(3): 518-528.