Identifier: victorian929319751976luca (find matches)
Title: The Victorian naturalist
Year: 1884 (1880s)

Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas  (1853–1936)
Alternative names	A.H.S.Lucas; Arthur Henry Shakespeare Luras; A. H. S. Lucas
Description	British botanist and entomologist
Date of birth/death	7 May 1853	10 June 1936
Location of birth/death	Stratford-upon-Avon	Albury
Authority file	: Q2865141 VIAF: 3802231 ISNI: 0000000084178738 LCCN: n81111921 Botanist: A.H.S.Lucas Open Library: OL4506631A WorldCat

Francis George Allman Barnard  (1857–1932)
	Alternative names	Birth name: Francis George Allman Barnard; Barnard; F. G. A. ‎Barnard; Francis Barnard
	Description	Australian-British naturalist, pharmacist, politician, editor and cricketer
	Date of birth/death	1857 / 26 December 1857	1932 / 2 June 1932 / 1 June 1932
	Location of birth/death	Melbourne	Melbourne
	Authority file	: Q3081456 VIAF: 40699264 LCCN: n81089221 NLA: 36356473 WorldCat

Subjects: Natural history Natural history
Publisher: (Melbourne) Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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aphedCape York Peninsula, Australia An expedition of eight bird photo-graphers and naturalists to IronRange on the Cape York Peninsulahas succeeded in photographing oneof Australias rarely seen birds — theMarbled Frogmouth. The bird has been seen by fewpeople during the past 50 years andnoted ornithologist Mr. ArnoldMcGill has described it as practicallyunknown. Twelve other elusive species werealso photographed by members of thehighly successful expedition to thisunique monsoon rainforest area ofAustralia. The expedition was sponsored bythe Bank of New South Wales andmounted by the National Photo-graphic Index of Austrahan Birds. The Wales supports the Indexthrough a special grants scheme of$20,000 spread over four years. The Index is based at The Austra-lian Museum, Sydney, and is a uniqueconcept. A replica of the Index isheld in the National Library, Can-berra. When completed it will be theonly systematic photographic Index ofa countrys birdhfe established any-where in the world.
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254 Vich Nat. Vol. 92 750 Species Of the approximately 750 birdspecies in Australia, the Index hashigh quality photographs of all but100. Among the 20 or so species photo-graphed on the expedition 13, includ-ing the Marbled Frogmouth, are newto the Index. The most significantachievement for the expedition was tosuccessfully photograph 10 of the 23species endemic to the Cape YorkPeninsula. The expedition comprised Mr.Donald Trounson, executive officer ofthe Index, Sydney, Mr. Laurence LeGuay, Sydney, Mr. Chris Cameron ofChinchilla, Qld., Mr. Eric Zillman ofGin Gin, Qld., Mr. Kerry Muller,curator of birds at Taronga Zoo, Syd-ney, Miss Molly Clampett, a memberof the Australasian office of the BBC,Sydney, Miss Lisa Halaby, a visitorfrom the U.S., and Mrs. Wilma Taitof Miles, Qld., who was cook for thegroup. Mr. Ray Howarth provided aliaison base in Cairns. Expedition leader, Mr. DonaldTrounson, said the Marbled Frog-mouth is exceedingly difficult to findin the gloom of the rainforest. It

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