Honey eaters, Poe-bird, location unknown, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-288414

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Animals
Birds and birdhouses
Animals - Birds and birdhouses - Folder 2
Honey eaters, Poe-bird, location unknown, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Animals
    - Birds and birdhouses
      - Animals - Birds and birdhouses - Folder 2
        Birds of prey, owl, location unknown, undated
        Birds of prey, eagle, location unknown, undated
        Birds of prey, buzzard, location unknown, undated
        Birds of prey, vulture, location unknown, undated
        Honey eaters, friar bird, location unknown, undated
        Honey eaters, blue honey sucker, location unknown, undated
        Honey eaters, Poe-bird, location unknown, undated (current record)
        Pigeon tribe, oceanic fruit pigeon, location unknown, undated
        Pigeon tribe, ring dove, location unknown, undated
        Pigeon tribe, passenger pigeon, location unknown, undated
        Pigeon tribe, crowned pigeon, location unknown, undated
        Running birds, cassowary, location unknown, undated
        Running birds, emu, location unknown, undated
        Running birds, ostrich, location unknown, undated
        Singing birds, goldfinch, location unknown, undated
        Singing birds, bullfinch, location unknown, undated
        Singing birds, oriole, location unknown, undated
        Talking birds, jackdaw, location unknown, undated
        Talking birds, magpie, location unknown, undated
        Talking birds, macaw, location unknown, undated
        Talking birds, cockatoo, location unknown, undated
        Wading birds, stork, location unknown, undated
        Wading birds, sacred ibis, location unknown, undated
        Wading birds, flamingo, location unknown, undated
        Web-footed birds, swan, location unknown, undated
        Web-footed birds, great crested grebe, location unknown, undated
        Web-footed birds, wood duck, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for the bobolink, G.E. Marsh & Co., 395 Chestnut Street, Lynn, Mass., 1887
        Canary birds and their proper care, by Gus. Billiau, New Haven, Connecticut, undated
        Sheet of bird labels, location unknown, undated

Description

Below the Poe-bird illustration the text reads "Friar bird, blue honey sucker, humming bird." A separate card describes the Poe-bird.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cards (information artifacts)

Physical Description

2 cards : color illustrations ; 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.004.01.02.007

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

New Zealand

Record Details

Material Type

cards (information artifacts)

Subjects

Birds

Description Level

Item

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