On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, ian paulsen wrote:

> Dear Tom;
> Perhaps you are referring to the Stephens Island Wren (Xenicus lyalli)
> formerly occurring on this island of New Zealand. It was discovered by a
> lighthouse keeper named Lyall or to be more precise, it was discovered by
> one of Lyall's cats. A number of factors led to the extinction of this
> species: the cats, collectors wanting specimens, and forest clearcutting.
> 12 museum specimens of this species is all that is left of this species.
> For more details on this species see "Song of the Dodo" By David Quammen,
> pages 379-80.
> On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Tom Foote wrote:

Ian--

thanks for the cite on that..

Tom