81/1915/2086
The sooty shearwater is also known as the mutton bird and by the Māori name tītī.
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10/1956/4/355
This little spotted kiwi skin was collected by the Brazenor brothers and transferred to RAMM from Norwich Castle Museum in 1956.
110/1931/68
Female North Island brown kiwi skin donated by Mrs.
110/1931/70
This gannet was presented to the museum by HB Rowan in 1931.
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This skin of an immature bird is from the collection of FWL Ross.
81/1915/2215
The Snares island fernbird is related to the fernbirds of New Zealand but is the most isolated taxon in the group.
81/1915/586
Hunting by humans and feral cats caused the extinction of the heath hen.
81/1915/816
Once there were between 3 and 5 billion passenger pigeon, making this one of the world’s most abundant birds.
80/1919/14
80/1919/15
81/1915/17
The New Zealand snipe’s Maori name is tutukiwi.
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2/1944
Immature male house martin collected 21 August 1943.
66/1952
Juvelile swallow study skin.
81/1915/20
Until the late 19th century millions of birds migrated from North to South America each year.
10/1956/4/386
While the female incubates the eggs she is walled up inside a hollow tree and totally reliant upon the male for food.
110/1931/11
In life the New Zealand pigeon (kereru in Maori language) is a beautiful bird.
293/1907
In The Birds of Devon, D’Urban recalls his experiences with these tiny birds at his Topsham home.
85/1907
395/1907
Chaffinches feed on insects and seeds.
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In The Birds of Devon D’Urban and Matthew observe that this common bird is not well known because it has shy and secretive habits.
1/1945
The kea is another of New Zealand’s native parrots.
10/1956/4/34
10/1956/4/35
The kaka is a kind of parrot native to New Zealand.
1870/8/1
In 1870 Mr Cumming found this dried body of a redwing.
10/1956/4/70
The skin of a female nightjar transferred from Norwich Castle Museum in 1956.
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139/1935/1233
This flint blade dates to the Neolithic and was found at the site of Hembury in Devon.
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