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Dunn, Joseph Henry,d. 1872.
Cornthwaite, Tullie,1807- ,former owner.StEdNL
[Scotland : s.n.,
1860?]
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Joseph Dunn was the son of ornithologist Robert Dunn (1827-1872), the author of "Ornithologist's Guide to Orkney and Shetland" (London, 1837). He was a taxidermist of Hull who had made a number of expeditions to Orkney and Shetland between 1831 and 1835 to collect birds for stock, especially unusual species. As well as establishing a bird egg and specimen operation in Orkney, Robert Dunn also opened a museum in Hull to display his bird specimens. Joseph and two of his brothers later lived in Orkney, ensuring continuity of supply.
Manuscript inscription at the head of the caption title "The Revd. T. Cornthwaite. Walthamstowe. Essex. possess all those eggs which have a tick against them in black ink.". Manuscript inscription on the verso "You might tick all you have on this - Revd. then see which you are deficient of. JHD". The Rev. Tullie Cornthwaite (b. 1807) was an Anglican clergyman and a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute and this list was used by him to record his collection of wild bird eggs.
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