The Land Vertebrates Collection has been formed over the Museum's 150-year history
Included in the extensive collection are the oldest surviving New Zealand stuffed birds, bought from Mr I. St John, a taxidermist of Nelson, around 1856-57.
Important dates and sub-collections
1874-1923 |
T.F. Cheeseman was notable curator of the collection |
1876-1883 |
Pacific Island birds collected by the Rev. George Brown |
1878-1881 |
Exchange material from the Geneva Museum, Switzerland |
1879 |
New Guinea bird skins from Andrew Goldie |
1880-1881 |
A notable taxidermists employed by the Museum has been Andreas Reischek |
1880-1911 |
The McLean New Zealand bird egg collections |
1880-1914 |
The Munro collection of Hawaiian birds |
1881-1883 |
Exchange material from Dr Garnier, Canada |
1881-1892 |
Exchange material from the Florence Museum, Italy |
1886-1892 |
Exchange material from the Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A |
1888-1912 |
Kermadec and Norfolk Island birds collected by the Bell family |
1900-1940s |
Buddle New Zealand bird egg collections |
1911-1919 |
Chatham Island birds collected by Dannefaerd |
1924 |
Western Samoan birds from the Whitney South Sea Expedition |
1928-1937 |
Sir Robert Falla was the curator of Land Vertebrates |
1929-1931 |
Birds of the British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition |
1929-1953 |
A notable taxidermists employed by the Museum has been Charles Dover |
1930s |
The McGregor collection of Australian study-skins |
1930-1932 |
The Hughes collection of Sri Lankan birds |
1930-1940 |
Gilbert Archeys moa bone collection |
1937-1957 |
E.G. Turbott was curator |