Out in the open: a budget of scraps of natural history gathered in New Zealand

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"A few words of explanation are offered in reference to some of the papers: the visit to Hikurangi in May, 1878, offered a rare opportunity of seeing Maoris at home, at a period when a large section of the race had withdrawn from intercourse with Europeans. "Natural Domains" was written early in 1878, with the faint hope of calling public attention to the wisdom of making provision for the future by timely reservations of land for the important purposes indicated.
"Fern Leaves" was the outcome of many wanderings in both islands: this was supplemented by a systematic Catalogue of Ferns, following Hooker's admirable arrangement, written for the use of those collectors to whom botanical terms were for the most part a snare and a stumbling-block."--preface.
Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Other Id
QH197 POT (Library of Congress Call Number)
16405 (Cat ID)
3728 (DBTextworks system ID)
7116 (Presto content ID)
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Object Type
book
Name/Title
Out in the open: a budget of scraps of natural history gathered in New Zealand
Primary Maker
Thomas Potts
Contributor/Publisher
Printed by the Lyttelton Times
Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Date
1882
Physical Description
vii, 301 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, mounted portrait ; 22 cm
Language
English
Te Reo Māori
Level of Current Record
Bib record
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Subject Category
Natural history--New Zealand
Leaves
Eels
Rare birds
New Zealand
Provenance Details
Copy 36155: "B.S. Turton, from Wesley Turton 1910. B.S. Halcombe, 1910. One of my greatest treasures, from the dear father"--written in ink on front endpaper. "North Kowai Library" stamped on back endpaper.
Content
White heron -- with Tawhaio and the Kingites -- song for the mamaku -- national domains -- something about hawks -- fern leaves -- a chime of the bell-bird -- farmers' friends -- still with friends -- under the mistletoe bough -- kingfishers -- flycatchers -- meeting with a Moriori -- eels and eel-fishing -- parrots -- kia, kea, or sheep-killer -- notes on rare or little known birds -- sea-fowl -- on recent changes in the fauna of New Zealand -- classified list of New Zealand ferns -- with the gun now - and then -- black oyster-catcher = torea-pango -- introduced birds - the blackbird
Public Access Text
A series of notes on New Zealand natural history, chiefly ornithological observations, reprinted from the New Zealand Country Journal and elsewhere. The work ... reflects the author's range of observation both as a field naturalist and as a successful gardener long resident at Ohinetahi, Governor's Bay ... There is also an account of the meeting of Grey and Sheehan with Tawhiao at Hikurangi, Te Kopua, Waikato, in May 1879--Bagnall, 4664. Hocken, p. 343.
"The following papers were contributed to the New Zealand country journal"--Preface.
Subject Notes
Thomas Henry Potts (1824-1888) was one of New Zealand's earliest conservationists.
Collection Type
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19 Dec 2023

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