John Gould. "Birds of Australia." 8 vols. Large folio. London. 1849-68.
The supplement to the eighth volume contains some of the New Zealand birds. They are accurately drawn and coloured, life-size. The same author's "Handbook of Birds of Australia" contains scientific descriptions of some New Zealand species.
Dr. J. Hann. "Meteorological Report, and Essay on the Climate of New Zealand." Colonial Meteorological Department. Wellington. 1874.
T. Heale. "New Zealand and the New Zealand Company." London. 1842.
Dr. J. Hector. "Reports." Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1868, and since.
Dr. J. Hector, and E. von Martens. "Critical List of the Mollusca of New Zealand." Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1873.
Dr. Ferdinand von Hochstetter. "New Zealand, its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History." Translated into English by E. Sauter. Stuttgart. 1867.
A valuable and standard work. Well illustrated in colours.
Sir Joseph D. Hooker. "The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror. Part II. Flora Novæ Zelandiæ." 2 vols. Quarto. London. 1853.