Bar-tailed Godwit

Taxidermy case of two adult male and one adult female Bar-tailed Godwit by Edward Hart.

Taxidermy case of two adult male and one adult female Bar-tailed Godwit. According to Edward Hart, writing on 5 May 1927, 'Left (no 1): adult male, January 1879, winter plumage; middle (no 2): adult female, January 1879, winter plumage; right (no 3): adult male, September 1879, winter plumage. Shot by me in Christchurch Harbour. Sexes differ in summer plumage, alike in winter plumage. Summer and winter plumage differ. Mounted by me'.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
NH.83.3/204
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
case: 552 mm x 862 mm x 370 mm; overall: 11000 g
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
taxidermy case
CATEGORY
Natural History: Zoology
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