The Notornis.

Small nineteenth century engraving of the Takahe.

Common: Takahe or Notornis
Binomial name: Porphyrio hochstetteri
First described :Meyer 1883
Distribution: It was thought to be extinct after the last four known specimens were taken in 1898 but was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell near Lake Te Anau in the Murchison Mountains, South Island, on 20 November 1948.