Great Snipe

Taxidermy case of three adult male and two adult female Great Snipe by Edward Hart.

Taxidermy case of three adult male and two adult female Great Snipe. According to Edward Hart, writing on 5 May 1927, 'Left (no 1): adult male, August 9th 1876, Autumn plumage, shot by R. Laidlawe, Gunter Meadows, Christchurch; bottom left (no 2): adult male, September 16th 1878, Autumn plumage, shot by me at Gunter Meadows, Christchurch; bottom middle (no 3): adult female, September 14th 1880, Autumn plumage, shot by R. Keynes at Chipmead, Christchurch; bottom right (no 4): adult female, August 27th 1883, Autumn plumage, shot by me at Gunter Meadows, Christchurch; top right (no 5): adult male, October 1849, Autumn plumage, shot by E. Budden at Cross Meadows, Christchurch. Sexes alike; summer and winter plumage differ. Mounted by me, excepting no 5'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
NH.83.3/207
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
case: 560 mm x 865 mm x 385 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
taxidermy case
CATEGORY
Natural History: Zoology
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