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Fauna of New Zealand : materials towards a fauna of New Zealand, Auckland Island, and Chatham Islands

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  • Description

    "...a considerable number of specimens were brought home by the naturalists of these expeditions. Some found their way into the Leverian Museum, but these have been scattered; and the greater number, doubtless, from the length of time which has passed, and the imperfect method of preservation then used, have now perished. [...]

    Within the last two or three years several collections of animals, especially birds, have been received in London, [...]

    From these materials, assisted by my friend Dr. Richardson, my assistants in the British Museu, Mr. G.R. Gray, Mr. E. Doubleday, and Mr. Adam White, the following list of species has been compiled; and to render it more complete, the descriptions of any new species that have occurred to us have been added."--foreword by J.E. Gray, 1842.

  • Place
    [London, England, United Kingdom]
  • Other Id

    QL340 GRA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91351 (Cat ID)

    91161 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Fauna of New Zealand : materials towards a fauna of New Zealand, Auckland Island, and Chatham Islands
  • Primary Maker

    Andrew Sinclair

    John Gray

  • Contributor/Publisher
    [J. Murray]
  • Place
    [London, England, United Kingdom]
  • Date
    1843?
  • Physical Description

    296 pages + unnumbered pages of notes ; 22 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Related Object Notes
    MS-588 : Andrew Sinclair diaries 1823-24; 1832-34.
  • Subject Category

    Zoology--New Zealand

    Zoology--New Zealand--Auckland Islands

    Sinclair, Andrew, 1794-1861

    Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875

    Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855--Journeys--New Zealand

    New Zealand

  • Content
    Notes on the materials at present existing towards a fauna of New Zealand, by J.E. Gray.--List of Mammalia hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand, by J.E. Gray.--List of the birds hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand, Chatham, and Auckland Islands, with their synonyma, by G.R. Gray.--Descriptions of the reptiles and amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand, by J.E. Gray.--List of fish hitherto detected on the coasts of New Zealand, by John Richardson ... with the description, by J.E. Gray, esq., and Dr. Richardson, of the new species brought home by Dr. Dieffenbach.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Zoology--New Zealand--Chatham Islands]

    Extracted from v. 2 of E. Dieffenbach's Travels in New Zealand, 1843. Interleaved with Dr. Andrew Sinclair's handwritten corrections and notes. Potential manuscript for second edition.

  • Subject Notes
    Andrew Sinclair (1794-1861) was a naval surgeon, naturalist and colonial secretary: https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s12/sinclair-andrew.
  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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