Walter Lawry Buller. Buller's birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by J.G. Keulemans. New edition. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1967.
At the time of publication of the 1967 Whitcombe & Tombs edition, Buller’s birds had long been considered a classic of New Zealand bird literature. This attractive edition reproduces the 48 stone-plate lithographs of the 1888 second edition. The updated text by eminent ornithologist E.G. Turbott included a succinct appraisal of Buller’s writings in the light of present-day knowledge.
The New Zealand falcon or karearea (Falco novaeseelandiae) was in Buller’s time considered two separate species, the ‘bush hawk’ and the ‘quail hawk’ (depicted here).
Walter Lawry Buller. Buller's birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by J.G. Keulemans. New edition. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1967.
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