Taxidermy case of one adult male, one adult male in eclipse dress and one immature male Northern Pintail by Edward Hart.
Taxidermy case of one adult male, one adult male in eclipse dress and one immature male Northern Pintail. According ot Edward Hart, writing on 16 April 1927, 'Left (no 1): immature male, November 1883; middle (no 2): adult male, February 29th 1880; right (no 3): adult male, eclipse dress, November 14th 1910. All three shot by me in Christchurch Harbour. Mounted by me'.
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