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John Gould's documents of extinction
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/goulds-documents-of-extinction/John Gould wrote many warnings about the potential extinction of Australian species. Ironically his collectors were killing thousands of birds and mammals all over the world to send to him for identification and illustration.
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AMplify: Episode 11, Dr Richard Major (part two)
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amplify-episode-11-dr-richard-major/Our podcast this week features the AM's ornithologist discussing citizen science projects Hollows as Homes and Wingtags.
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Channel-billed Cuckoo
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/channel-billed-cuckoo/The Channel-billed Cuckoo is the largest parasitic cuckoo in the world.
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Birds
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/Find out more about the unique and ingenious ways Australian birds have adapted to habitats. The Australian Museum has one of the largest ornithological collections in the Southern Hemisphere, containing a wide cross-section of these feathered animals.
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A curious case of the birds and the trees
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-curious-case-of-the-birds-and-the-trees/Could some aspects of the urban environment actually benefit plants and animals?
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John Gould
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/With the obsession of a collector and an eye for artistic talent, John Gould succeeded in creating one of the most recognisable and long-lasting brand names in natural history.
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John William Roach
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/john-william-roach/Explore the story of one of Australia's first taxidermists, convict John William Roach. As a "bird-stuffer" at the early Australian Museum, he helped build the Ornithology Collection before flying too close to the law in a notorious specimen theft.
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John Disney 'What's Hit is History - What's Missed is Mystery'
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/whats-hit-is-history-whats-missed-is-mystery/John Disney was a crack shot, a brown belt in judo, and the Museum's last 'Curator of Birds'.
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Fish dry, birds fly
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-dry-birds-fly/A joint Ichthyology and Ornithology excursion to Coolah Tops helps fill in gaps in both collections.
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How the urban bird gets the worm
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/how-the-urban-bird-gets-the-worm/Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.
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