kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus) English: Shows a kakapo in the foreground perched on a broken tree branch, and a second kakapo in the right backround emerging from under tree roots.
Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, Imp..
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) in book..
Physical Description: Lithograph, coloured 284 x 234 mm.
Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912. Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 :The kakapo or owl parrot. Stringops habroptilus. (One-half natural size). / J. G. Keulemans delt. & lith. [Plate XIX. 1888].. Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir) 1838-1906 :A history of the birds of New Zealand. 2d ed. London, John van Voorst, 1888.. Ref: PUBL-0012-19. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. natlib.govt.nz/records/22697411
Date 1 July 2004, 14:16:36
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The kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), also called owl parrot and kākāpō or night parrot in Māori, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the family Strigopidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot and the heaviest parrot.
