Quail samples.

Fig ID refers to the sample identification number used in subsequent figures. Abbreviations are: MWA – Museum of Western Australia, MAGNT – Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, OM – Otago Museum, CM – Canterbury Museum, fp – footpad, bn – bone, ft – feather, bl – blood, sp. - species, C. p. - Coturnix pectoralis, C. n. - Coturnix novaezealandiae, C. sp – Coturnix species, C. y. – Coturnix ypsilophora, C. y. c. – Coturnix ypsilophora cervina, C. y. a. – Coturnix ypsilophora australis. States in Australia (Aust.) are represented as; NSW – New South Wales, QL – Queensland, ACT – Australian Capital Territory, WA – Western Australia, NT – Northern Territory. New Zealand (NZ) locations are; Ak – Auckland, TtM – Tiritiri Matangi, Cv – Coatesville, ? – likely location.