Originally described as Spiloglaux ocellata carteri Mathews 1946 now Ninox novaeseelandiae boobook (Latham 1802)
Common name: Boobook Owl Specimen collected: Marble Bar, WA (21°10'S, 119°45'E) Collected: 1908-05-21 Sex: Male
Remarks: Neotype proposed by Mees 1961, J. Proc. Roy. Soc. West Aust 44:106 who shows that S. o. carteri should be considered a nomen nudum.
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Originally described as Spiloglaux ocellata carteri Mathews 1946 now Ninox novaeseelandiae boobook (Latham 1802)
Common name: Boobook Owl
Specimen collected: Marble Bar, WA (21°10'S, 119°45'E)
Collected: 1908-05-21
Sex: Male
Remarks: Neotype proposed by Mees 1961, J. Proc. Roy. Soc. West Aust 44:106 who shows that S. o. carteri should be considered a nomen nudum.
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