Walter Buller

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Walter Buller was a 19th-century New Zealand lawyer and ornithologist best known for his influential work documenting the country’s native bird species.

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instanceOf human
ornithologist
associatedWith colonial-era New Zealand natural history
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
described numerous New Zealand bird species
educatedAt Wesley College, Auckland NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork New Zealand birds
ornithology
genre natural history
hasAcademicInterest bird conservation
bird taxonomy
hasBibliographicRole primary 19th-century source on New Zealand birds
hasNotableRole pioneer of New Zealand ornithology
hasOccupation barrister
judge
naturalist
hasWorkType field guide
scientific monograph
influenced subsequent studies of New Zealand ornithology
knownFor documenting New Zealand’s native bird species
writing about New Zealand ornithology
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Linnean Society of London NERFINISHED
Royal Society of London NERFINISHED
notableFor comprehensive illustrated work on New Zealand birds
notableWork A History of the Birds of New Zealand NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
ornithologist
placeOfActivity New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New Zealand NERFINISHED
positionHeld magistrate in New Zealand
studied native birds of New Zealand
timePeriod Victorian era NERFINISHED
wroteAbout extinction and decline of New Zealand bird species

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Black robin describedBy Walter Buller