_Fulica prisca_ Hamilton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXV, p. 98 (1893).
This bird was nearly as large as _Notornis_, but with a very small head and
with a frontal shield. It was probably a poor flier, though not flightless,
as _Fulica chathamensis_ was. It was smaller than the latter. Measurements,
according to Hamilton:--
_prisca_. _newtoni_. _chathamensis_.
Femur: Length 78-93 mm. -- 85 mm.
Tibio-tarsus: Length 143-162 " 144 mm. 152-163 "
Tarso-metatarsus: Length 81-98 " 88 " 96 "
Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand.
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