▁he ▁received ▁in ▁Sydney : ▁ ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁the ▁spec im ens ▁The ▁Vienna ▁spec imen ▁is ▁today ▁a ▁study ▁skin ▁with ▁its ▁legs ▁out st retch ed ▁( not ▁a ▁tax id erm y ▁mount ), ▁but ▁van ▁Gr ouw ▁and ▁H ume ▁suggested ▁that ▁Stone ' s ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁illustr ation ▁showed ▁its ▁original ▁mounted ▁pose . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁good ▁condition ; ▁although ▁the ▁legs ▁are ▁f aded ▁to ▁a ▁pale ▁orange - b rown , ▁they ▁were ▁probably ▁re dd ish ▁in ▁the ▁living ▁bird . ▁It ▁has ▁no ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁pur ple ▁fe athers , ▁contradict ing ▁Roth sch ild ' s ▁observation . ▁For bes ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁spec imen ▁was ▁" re made " ▁and ▁mounted ▁after ▁Stone ' s ▁illustr ation , ▁though ▁its ▁present ▁pose ▁is ▁dis similar . ▁Ke ule man ' s ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁mount ▁shows ▁the ▁present ▁pose , ▁so ▁For bes ▁was ▁either ▁incorrect ▁or ▁a ▁new ▁pose ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Ke ule man ' s ▁image . ▁The ▁Liverpool ▁spec imen ▁is ▁in ▁good ▁condition , ▁although ▁it ▁has ▁lost ▁some ▁fe athers ▁from ▁its ▁head ▁and ▁neck . ▁The ▁bill ▁is ▁broken , ▁and ▁its ▁r ham ph othe ca ▁( the ▁ker atin ous ▁covering ▁of ▁the ▁bill ) ▁is ▁missing ; ▁the ▁underlying ▁b one ▁was ▁painted ▁red ▁to ▁simulate ▁an ▁und am aged ▁bill , ▁which ▁has ▁caused ▁some ▁confusion . ▁The ▁legs ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁painted