Illustrated p. 53 New Zealand Extinct Birds Brian Gill & Paul Martinson Random Century, 1991

This heavily built species with a short bill and stout legs once occurred widely in both main islands

Lots 63 - 67 Notes & provenance: Private Collection, Auckland To be sold without reserve Exhibited: Ferner Galleries Auckland, 1991 Each lot sold with a copy of the limited edition book New Zealand Extinct Birds, Brian Gill & Paul Martinson, Random Century, 1991, together with a limited edition print, Huia by Paul Martinson