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Description: | Taxidermy case of ten hybrid finches. According to Edward Hart, writing on 18 April 1927, 'Hybrid finches - (no 1): Goldfinch and Linnet, Juvenile, October 1911; (no 2): Goldfinch and Redpoll, juvenile, November 1907; (no 3): Canary and Linnet, adult, October 1911; (no 4): Goldfinch and Redpoll, juvenile, September 1907; (no 5): Goldfinch and Canary, adult, December 1912; (no 6): Goldfinch and Redpoll, adult, November 1911; (no 7): Linnet and Greenfinch, juvenile, October 1912; (no 8): Goldfinch and Greenfinch, juvenile female, November 1911; (no 9): Goldfinch and Greenfinch, adult male, March 1912; (no 10): Goldfinch and Bullfinch, adult male, December 1915. These hybrids were bred in captivity by Mr W. Barron of Christchurch 1907, 1911, 1912. Throughout the list of parents the names of the males are given first and the females second. Mounted by me'.
Taxidermy case of ten hybrid finches by Edward Hart.
caption: General view of object no. NH.83.3/18. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | European Goldfinch-European Greenfinch Hybrid (Carduelis carduelis x Carduelis chloris) Island Canary-Eurasian Linnet Hybrid (Serinus canaria x Carduelis cannabina) European Goldfinch-Island Canary Hybrid (Carduelis carduelis x Serinus canaria) European Goldfinch-Common Redpoll Hybrid (Carduelis carduelis x Carduelis flammea) European Goldfinch-Eurasian Bullfinch Hybrid (Carduelis carduelis x Pyrrhula pyrrhula) taxidermy case Eurasian Linnet-European Greenfinch Hybrid (Carduelis cannabina x Carduelis chloris) European Goldfinch-Eurasian Linnet Hybrid (Carduelis carduelis x Carduelis cannabina) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-80904 | Go to resource |
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