Kākā (Nestor meridionalis), ‘Perroquet Nestor de la Nouvelle Zélande’, from Compléments de Buffon, Races humaines et mammifères. Vol. 2, Deuxième Edition

Date

1838 and 1840

Identifier

Private Collection

Type

Engraving

Publisher

Paris: Pourrat Frères

Abstract

Lesson also had specimens on hand of the kākā (Nestor meridionalis), a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae. In his book, the correct habitat of New Zealand is given (p. 627).

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Citation

René Primevère Lesson, “Kākā (Nestor meridionalis), ‘Perroquet Nestor de la Nouvelle Zélande’, from Compléments de Buffon, Races humaines et mammifères. Vol. 2, Deuxième Edition,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 28, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10613.