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Description: | There is a collection of mounted birds (the Marsh collection); a few mammals; part of the Sir Christopher Andrewes collection of flies, wasps, ants and bees; some butterflies and moths; and a 19th century herbarium, the Hussey collection, of specimens from the UK and Switzerland.
The most important items are a mounted group of Great Bustards, the largest British land bird, which became extinct in England in the 19th century. | Subjects: | Biology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01722 325 611 | Telephone: | 01722 332 151 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2884 | Go to resource |
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