Re: The duck that ruled the world

[Finback <goodmr@pop.ses.curtin.edu.au>]

At 12:35 pm 26/05/00 +0800, Finback wrote:

>And this raises a question - aren't kiwis considered to be essentially
>moas, albeit aberrant pygmy forms? Or am I getting my dromornithids mixed
>up with moas?

        Aheh... the point I was making, when I forgot to type it [:S] was that 
if
dromorithids are the same as the moa group, and kiwis are considered to be
moa relatives, then where does that put the kiwis and the Anseridae? [this
is the duck/swan/goose family, yes?]


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