New Zealand scaup nest
Maker
Guthrie-Smith, William Herbert
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of a nest built by a pāpango or New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) commonly known as the black teal, thought to have been taken at Tutira Station in the 1920s. A group of eggs can be seen in the nest, which is surrounded by harakeke or New Zealand flax.
The photograph is mounted in an album titled: Photographs of birds on Tutira Station.
Photographer, Herbert Guthrie-Smith.
The photograph is mounted in an album titled: Photographs of birds on Tutira Station.
Photographer, Herbert Guthrie-Smith.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph mounted with photo corners in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 157 x 113mm
Height x Width: 178 x 233mm
Height x Width: 178 x 233mm
Signature/Inscription
Scaup (Black Teal), Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 17096
Credit Line
gifted by Ashley Cunningham
Other number(s)
m91/16, 17096, Album 38a, 85544
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