Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Liverpool Museum (LivCM)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 48192 |
| Egg sets | 12000 |
| Skeletons | 700 |
| Mounts | n/a |
| Spirits | n/a |
| Nests | 180 |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Clemency T. Fisher | curator of birds & mammals | No |
| Malcolm J. Largen | herpetologist but occasionally | No |
| Tony Parker | ass. curator vertebrates | No |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| H. O. Forbes | No | |
| L. Fraser | No | |
| E. Lear | No | |
| T. J. Moore | No | |
| P. J. Morgan | No | |
| H. G. Robinson | No | |
| R. Wagstaffe | No |
Special collections
| Name | Country (from) |
|---|---|
| India Mus. | United Kingdom |
| Mus. J. C. Godeffroy | United Kingdom |
| St. Helen’s Museum | United Kingdom |
| Voy. Beagle | United Kingdom |
| W. Bullock coll./Mus. Leverianum | United Kingdom |
| Webster-Harris exp. | United Kingdom |
Collectors
Important collections from
- J. Abbot
- T. Ayres
- Bates
- T. Bridges
- W. E. Brooks
- W. Buller
- W. Bullock
- J. Burke
- W. D. Cowan
- H. Cuming
- W. R. Davison
- H. O. Forbes
- L. Fraser
- E. Gerrard
- W. T. Gerrard
- J. Gilbert
- Mus. J. C. Godeffroy
- J. Gould
- J. H. Gurney
- G. Henderson
- Inglis
- W. Jardine
- T. C. Jerdon
- F. H. Kirby
- J. Latham
- E. L. Layard
- C. L. Layard
- J. Leadbeater
- J. MacGillivray
- L. Mandelli
- E. W. Oates
- R. C. L. Perkins
- H. Pryer
- P. Rendell
- G. E. Richards
- W. Rowan
- H. Salt
- O. Salvin
- A. Smith
- Stanley
- W. Swainson
- R. Swinhoe
- H. B. Tristram
- Verreaux
- A. R. Wallace
- Whitfield
- S. Whitmee
- A. Whyte
- J. G. Williams
Liverpool Museum
National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN, United Kingdom
- Email:
- themuseum@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
- Website:
- www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
- Tel:
- 0151 478 4393
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Summary
The zoology collection numbers around 1.2 million specimens. These are split between Invertebrate Zoology (insects, arachnids, shells and others) and Vertebrate Zoology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish). The vertebrate collections include approximately 79,000 specimens and are rich in specimens over a hundred years old. However, significant early invertebrate holdings were largely destroyed in May 1941 during the blitz. The subsequent proactive acquisition of specimens has allowed the museum to assemble a nationally important, relatively modern collection of around 1.1 million insects and other invertebrates. The vertebrate collections have also expanded in modern times.
Brief history
Founded 1851 when the large and much older private coll. Of Lord Stanley (the 13th Earl of Derby) was presented to the City of Liverpool; now funded by the government (formerly by the Merseyside County Council)
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