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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    Fred, I wonder where you get the links of the papers describing some taxa like Botaurus hibbardi and Chunga incerta? I can't get the link of those papers anywhere else.
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    Bruce (2016) also determines the taxonomic change on Pacific ground doves, which indicates the genus name Pampusana has priority over Alopecoenas.
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    Hey Ruhe, I did see some of your taxonomic status in your list but those are outdated. Some of taxa are synonyms, or some have been revised. You may or may not know it, but i'm giving you some references. Here are the references of the taxonomic changes on Pacific ground doves: Systematics and...
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    Descriptions of all fossil Ralliformes

    You cite the Pacific ground doves still in Gallicolumba but not in Pampusana and the Pacific crakes still in Porzana than Zapornia is most likely because you did not see IOC's taxonomic updates. See IOC's taxonomic updates and you might understand what I mean. Gallinula hodgenorum is also...
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    Overview of the rhea fossil record

    Do they refer Rhea mesopotamica in Rhea not Pterocnemia?
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    Description of all fossil Anserimorphae

    IOC classifies Anas marecula as Mareca marecula.
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    Gallirallus astolfoi sp. nov.

    I usually want to be like IOC to make paleospecies taxonomy more sense.
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    Gallirallus astolfoi sp. nov.

    Eh? why they don’t place it in Hypotaenidia?
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    This is also why Wikipedia and Biolib places Nandayus vorohuensis as Aratinga vorohuensis although other authors still place it as Nandayus at that time.
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    Usually I transfer some fossil bird taxa without research papers because i want to make classification more clear. IOC transfers Anas marecula to Mareca without a research too, see the taxonomic updates by IOC. Why i don’t want to definitely say Grus cubensis belongs to Antigone prior to the...
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    Descriptions of all fossil Ralliformes

    Why don’t you move all the Pacific porzana to Zapornia, and all the pacific ground dove to Pampusana?
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790303002239 This is the paper regarding Nandayus as a synonym.
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    Nandayus is a synonym of Aratinga, according to a phylogenetic analysis.
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    The Descriptions of the Fossil Record of Birds

    I am still wondered why do you put Aratinga vorohuensis and Vanellus downsi in Nandayus and Belonopterus? they are considered synonyms of Aratinga and Vanellus.
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