Synopsis of the Newcastle Museum, late The Allan, formerly the Tunstall, or Wycliffe Museum.

Stock ID 43033 Synopsis of the Newcastle Museum, late The Allan, formerly the Tunstall, or Wycliffe Museum. George Townsend Fox.

London: T. and J. Hodgson, 1827. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, binder's cloth.

There are two important specimens collected from Cook's first voyage that ended up in the Tunstall collection.

Blue-headed Parrot (Rainbow Lorikeet). "This bird was bought to England by Sir Joseph Banks who gave it to Mr Tunstall ..." p.127.

Cinerous Wattle Bird (Tui). "My Wattle bird, which was brought to England from New Zealand, that voyage when Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Solander accompanied Captain Cook ..." p.133.

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