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RefNoEC/1879/12
Previous numbersCert X, 345
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TitleBuller, Sir Walter Lawry: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationWalter Lawry Buller.
One of the founders of the New Zealand Institute and a chief contributor to its "Transactions"; has largely advanced our knowledge of the Zoology of New Zealand by his original investigations. Author of "A History of the Birds of New Zealand"; also of various publications in the Maori language.
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. Charles Darwin; Warren De La Rue; J R Martin; Warren De La Rue; Josh Prestwich.
From Personal Knowledge. J E Gray; John Gould; W H Flower; Alfred Newton; A Gunther; Walden; W K Parker; Hy B Tristram
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Buller, Sir Walter Lawry: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA772Buller; Sir; Walter Lawry (1838 - 1906); ornithologist1838 - 1906
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