_Dinornis elephantopus_ Owen, Trans. Zool. Soc. IV, p. 149 (1853).
_Palapteryx elephantopus_ Haast, Ibis, Ser. 3, vol. IV, p. 212 (1874).
_Euryapteryx elephantopus_ Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 135
(1892).
Until Mr. Lydekker described _Pachyornis immanis_, and Mr. Andrews
_Aepyornis titan_, this was undoubtedly the most bulky and ponderous of all
known Ratitae, extinct and living.
Type: Awamoa, near Oamanu.
Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand.