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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Black Shouldered Kite, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
... Black Shouldered Kite...black shouldered kite...The Black Shouldered Kite is commonly found throughout...This Black Shouldered Kite has a white face and front...9. / Black Shouldered Kite / See Catalogue, page 3 / ...-country Black Shouldered Kite Animal specimen This Black ...The Black Shouldered Kite is commonly found throughout mainland Australia in grasslands and other open habitats. It is a raptor (bird of prey) that will eat mice and other small rodents. The species is monogamous and will find a mate by the male giving food to the female while both are in flight. It is sometimes confused with the letter-winged kite though there undercarriages when in flight are very different with the letter-winged showing the letter W or M and the black shouldered kite showing black wing tips with white towards its belly area. The feathers of this species when alive and in the wild are more white than this specimen. The iris is usually red in mature birds so this specimen may not have been a mature bird as its eyes are brown. However, this is difficult to ascertain because it is also possible that the taxidermist who replaced the original eyes with the current glass ones provided a colour which was not accurate to the age/species of the bird. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This Black Shouldered Kite has a white face and front of body with a grey posterior from the top of its head to its tail. It has black on its wings/shoulders. Its face is white with its eyes delineated by small black apostrophe like shapes from the inner eye to the top of the eye. The specimen stands on a wooden perch and has a swing tag tied around its right leg. Its eye colour is brown rather than red, indicating it is not a mature specimen.9. / Black Shouldered Kite / See Catalogue, page 3 / taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, black shouldered kite -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Painting, Slater, Peter, Black Shouldered Kite, 1991
... Black Shouldered Kite... Painting Black Shouldered Kite Acrylic, Board Gippsland artwork ...Purchased, 1991Acrylic, Boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Barwon Estuary Heritage Centre
Animal specimen - Black Shouldered Kite
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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Birds of Phillip Island, pre 1970
... black shouldered kite...Colour Photograph - Black Shouldered Kite perched on branch... Colour Photograph - Black Shouldered Kite perched on branch ...One of a collection of thirty-six photographs selected for representation in the National Photographic Index of Australian BirdsColour Photograph - Black Shouldered Kite perched on branch. Bryant West Albumlocal history, photographs, national history, birds, coloured photograph, black shouldered kite -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/11/1992 12:00:00 AM
Also a black and white photograph of Emily Spencer on her dads shoulders for a closer look at the flying koala at Victorian Sport Kite Championships at Lake Tyers Beach number 04037.1 size 21.5 x 16 cmBlack and white photograph of organisers of Victorian Sports Kite Championships Gary Lyons World Cup Committee Nicole Leader Tambo Shire Glenda Nixon Lakes Kites Bruce Howden and Corey Jensen Kite manufacturer World Cup announcer at Lake Tyers Beach Victoriabusinesses, sports