Table 6. Huia samples used in this study.
Museum Number | Location | Collector and Presentation Date | Morphological Sex | Molecular Sex (# times sexed) | Beak | |
L | D | |||||
AV1076 | Wairarapa | Buller, 1891 | Female | Female (2) | 99.03 | 16.17 |
AV1078 | Makuri | 1892 | Male | Male (1) | 55 | 17 |
AV1079 | Ngarara | Buller, 1891 | Male | Male (1) | 54.01 | 18.16 |
AV1081 | - | - | Female | Female (1) | 77.83 | 14.98 |
AV1082 | Wairarapa | Buller, 1892 | Male | Male (1) | 50.09 | 18.61 |
AV1083 | - | - | Female | Female (1) | 51 | 11.9 |
AV1085 | - | - | Male | Male (3) | 50.48 | 17.3 |
AV1087 | - | Moorhouse | Male | Male (3) | 50.85 | 17.69 |
AV1126 | - | - | Male | Male (2) | 52.5 | 16.44 |
AV2244 | - | Parker | Female | Female (1) | 85.93 | 14.95 |
AV2245 | - | Parker | Male | Male (1) | 46.8 | 17.71 |
AV2283 | - | Parker | Male | Male (1) | 55.44 | 16.94 |
AV2727 | - | Codmor | Female | Female (1) | 67.35 | 11.9 |
AV2729 | - | O'Connor | Male | Female (5) | 56.16 | 15.27 |
AV2744 | Wellington | - | Male | Male (3) | 54.71 | 16.33 |
AV2745 | Mangaroa Hill | Len Harris, 1885 | Male | Male (1) | 51.29 | 18.11 |
AV2746 | Mangaroa Hill | Len Harris, 1885 | Female | Female (3) | 87.98 | 13 |
AV2747 | Mangaroa Hill | Len Harris, 1885 | Female (juvenile) | Female (2) | 66.2 | 14.13 |
AV21283 | - | P. Hall | Male | Male (1) | 49.78 | 17.52 |
AV21289 | - | - | Female | Female (2) | 106.4 | 12.93 |
AV36838 | - | F.Grimwood, 1870s Gifted by a North Island Maori Chief | Female | Female (3) | 79.65 | 15.68 |
AV37493A | Possibly Pipiriki | Mrs F. Stewart | Male? | Female (2) | 64 | 10.5 |
AV37493B | Possibly Pipiriki | Mrs F. Stewart | Female | Female (4) | 104 | 12.5 |
HBH | - | - | Female | Female (2) | 66 | 14 |
AV1070 | - | - | Female | Female (2) | 52 | 11.7 |
LB4564 | North Island | - | Male | Male (3) | 62.7 | 16.3 |
LB4565 | North Island | - | Male | Female (1) | 68.0 | 15.5 |
LB4567 | Ruahine Range | C.E. Clarke, 20 Aug 1931 | Male | Male (1) | 58.2 | 15.9 |
LB4568 | Ruahine Range | C.E. Clarke, 20 Aug 1931 | Female | Female (1) | 99.2 | 16.5 |
LB4571 | North Island | S.H. Mountford, 1941 | Male | Male (1) | 54.3 | 16.5 |
LB4572 | North Island | S.H. Mountford | Male | Male (1) | 51.0 | 15.3 |
LB4573 | North Island | S.H. Mountford | Female | Female (1) | 64.2 | 15.8 |
LB4575 | North Island | S.H. Mountford | Female | Female (1) | 59.5 | 14.3 |
LB4576 | North Island | C.A. Fleming | Female | Female (1) | 80.3 | 11.7 |
LB4577 | North Island | C.A. Fleming | Male | Male (1) | 52.0 | 16.8 |
LB9213 | - | J.A. Rentoul, 03 Dec 1969 | Female | Female (1) | 100.7 | 13.7 |
LB9215 | - | - | Male | Male (1) | 49.0 | 15.2 |
LB9217 | - | - | Female | Female (3) | 99.5 | 15.21 |
RMNH110.108 | Rimutaka, Hills, Wellington | Travers, 1898 | Male | |||
RMNH110.109 | Rimutaka Hills, Wellington | Travers, 1898 | Female | |||
AMNH669772 | Wellington | 1892 | Male | |||
AMNH669774 | Makuri Ranges | Male | ||||
AMNH669775 | Makuri Ranges | Male |
Museum numbers and presentation details if known and sex (morphological and molecular) are given. HBH = specimen obtained from Hastings Boys' High School; RMNH = Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie; AMNH = American Museum of Natural History, Beak length (L) and depth (D) are measured in millimetres.