Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria expedition to Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait in 1890. The album also includes a map of Kent Group in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
Description of Content
Bird's nest with three eggs of the Flame-breasted Robin [Petroica phoenicea]. The nest is on the trunk of a Eucalypt tree on one of the islands of the Kent Group, Bass Strait.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures, Science & Measurement
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Format
Photograph, 5½ in. x 4 in., Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph printed in black ink on white paper: " 24. Nest of Flame-breasted Robin, on side of eucalypt."
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
145 mm (Width), 105 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bird Eggs, Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Nests
