_Dinornis giganteus_ Owen, Trans. Zool. Soc. III p. 237 (1843) and p.
307 (1846).
_Moa giganteus_ Reichenbach, Nat. Syst. der Vög. p. XXX (1850).
_Dinornis maximus_ (non _D. maximus_ Owen of 1867!) Trans. Zool. Soc. X
p. 147 (1877).
_D. validus_ Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. p. 111 (1892).
This is, as regards size, one of the more variable forms in the
tarso-metatarsus, while the tibio-tarsus is remarkably constant. The
tibio-tarsus is almost invariably 35 inches in length, while the
tarso-metatarsus varies from 17.5 to 19 inches in length.
The type of _D. giganteus_ Owen is from Poverty Bay; the type of _D.
validus_ is from Glenmark.
Habitat: North and Middle Islands, New Zealand.
Portion of skeleton in Tring Museum, from Kopua Swamps, Canterbury, New
Zealand.