Story: Ngā manu – birds
This 1848 lithograph by John Gould shows a pair of a huia – a male (top) and female. The huia’s tail feathers were highly prized and worn by people of rank.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0026-19
Hand-coloured lithograph by John Gould
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.