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A remarkable grallatorial bird, Rhinochetus jubatus, the sole member of the family Rhinochetidæ peculiar to New Caledonia.

A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.

A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.