Hartlaub and Finsch Beitrag zur fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie der Viti, Samoa und Tongainseln Plate 12
Tafel XII.

Fig. 1. Rallina poecilopterus (Mus. Godeffroy.) Valid name Nesoclopeus poecilopterus (Hartlaub, 1866)
Fig. 2. Porphyrio indicus (Bremen Mus.) Valid name Porphyrio porphyrio ssp. indicus (Horsfield, 1821)
Fig. 3. Porphyrio vitiensis. Peale. Valid name Porphyrio porphyrio ssp. vitiensis Peale

Date 1880s
Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/14343#
Author Hartlaub Finsch
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABeitrag_zur_fauna_Centralpolynesiens._Ornithologie_der_Viti-%2C_Samoa-_und_Tonga-inselnPl12.jpg


Fig. 1. Rallina poecilopterus = Hypotaenidia poeciloptera (bar-winged rail)

The bar-winged rail (Hypotaenidia poeciloptera) is an extinct species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The last unconfirmed sighting of this bird was in 1973.


Fig. 2. Porphyrio indicus = Porphyrio indicus (black-backed swamphen)

The black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species of swamphen occurring from southeast Asia to Sulawesi and Borneo. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, which it resembles, but has a large shield, black upperparts, and the side of the head is blackish.

Fig. 3. Porphyrio vitiensis = Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian swamphen)

The Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) is a species of swamphen (Porphyrio) occurring in eastern Indonesia (the Moluccas, Aru and Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is known as the pūkeko. The species used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen.