Specimen B 20934 Hummingbird Display Cabinet - mounts of 230 hummingbird species, Trochilidae

Summary

The Hummingbird Case, once on display in the old National Museum of Victoria, contains 230 species of hummingbirds, purchased by Museum's founding director Frederick McCoy between 1857-1876, The specimens, received as study skins, from the English ornithologist and dealer John Gould, were prepared as mounts by museum taxidermists and are displayed attached to open branches highlighting the iridescent feathers.

Classification

Ornithology, Display cabinet, Wood, glass