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. 2013 Nov 14;8(11):e80036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080036

Table 1. List of the species surveyed, sample size and volumes (in mm3) of the brain, telencephalon (Tel), hindbrain (HB), principal sensory trigeminal nucleus (PrV), and nucleus basorostralis (Bas).

Order Common name Species n Brain Tel HB PrV Bas
Anseriformes Paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata 3 4157.38 2689.60 322.00 8.38 46.03
Charadriiformes Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica 2 2417.27 1563.49 158.37 5.18 29.96
Masked lapwing Vanellus miles 3 2067.13 1185.57 137.86 1.02 10.06
Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola 2 2325.59 1431.58 203.82 7.84 14.80
South Island oystercatcher Haematopus finschi 2 2917.70 1757.44 217.16 2.81 33.29
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus 2 1678.49 998.82 107.60 1.07 9.13
Columbiformes Rock pigeon Columba livia 3 1705.66 893.05 123.58 0.46 5.02
Galliformes Peafowl Pavo cristatus 3 4559.48 2665.26 349.16 1.41 8.28
Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 3 5274.02 2914.66 417.37 1.28 10.13
California Quail Callipepla californic 1 990.37 544.18 78.45 0.32 2.44
Passeriformes Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 4 4664.24 3443.98 154.95 0.45 5.39
Psittaciformes Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius 4 2685.74 2032.15 104.52 2.44 9.41
Rallidae Pukeko Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus 3 4186.05 2771.03 254.90 2.33 18.76
Struthioniformes Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1 21829.88 13695.99 1417.55 3.39 107.53
Ostrich Struthio camelus 1 27006.26 17984.78 1712.31 9.84 80.10
Apterygiformes North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli 2 5298.95 4267.72 237.13 6.98 41.32
Tinamiformes Darwin’s nothura Nothura darwinii 2 1482.37 809.09 125.99 0.37 5.27
Great tinamous Tinamus major 1 2242.13 1221.88 184.05 0.93 7.47
Red-winged tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens rufescens 1 3013.88 1704.73 221.29 0.97 9.72