NEW GUINEA, C. 1915. THE DAY'S "BAG" - THREE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRDS IN NEW GUINEA, KNOWN TO ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number J03341
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

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Description

NEW GUINEA, C. 1915. THE DAY'S "BAG" - THREE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRDS IN NEW GUINEA, KNOWN TO NATIVES AS "KORREA". THE BIRD IS A TRUE PIGEON, BUT TWICE THE SIZE OF THE ORDINARY PIGEON, HAVING A BLUE-GREY BODY WITH RED UNDER THE WINGS AND A MAGNIFICENT CREST. THE BIRDS ARE HELD BY A MEMBER OF THE RAN. (DONOR: G. HILL).