Great bustard
The Great Bustard is the worldês heaviest flying bird. Bustards became extinct in England because their habitat was destroyed and Victorian collectors shot large numbers for sport. This specimen dates from about 1850 and comes from an unknown Somerset location.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : BS.47
- Collection Class
- Animals
- Material
- animal remains
- Common Name
- great bustard
- Simple Name
- animal remains
- Period Classification
- Modern (AD 1800-Present)
- Production Date
- 1850 (about)
