A new extinct species of large bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean)
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J.C RANDO, H. PIEPER, STORRS L. OLSON, F. PEREIRA & J.A. ALCOVER 1Finca Tenerosa. Camino El Rincón S/N. E-34480 Buenavista del Norte. Tenerife. Canary Islands. E-mail: [email protected] 2Ulmenstr. 21, D–24223 Schwentinental (Germany). E-mail: [email protected] 3Division of Birds, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560. E-mail: [email protected] 4Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C) and Azorean Biodiversity Group, Universidade dos Açores, Rua Capitão João d ́Ávila, Pico da Urze, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Açores, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected] 5Departament de Biodiversitat i Conservació, Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats, Cr Miquel Marquès 21, 07190 Esporles, Mallorca, Balearic Islands (Spain). E-mail: [email protected]
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