The Book of the Huia
W.J. Phillipps,
Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1963.
First edition.
A minor classic of New Zealand ornithological literature. The Huia, now extinct, was the only bird where both sexes apparently occupied different ecological niches as reflected in the extreme dimorphism of bill shape.
Condition: Small tears on dust cover, otherwise excellent condition, inscription on fly leaf.
pp.32 (approximately)
Cloth cover
Size: 16cm x 26cm
Front dust cover
A display of feathers