Sir Walter Lawry Buller
09 October 1838–1906
(Person)
Interpreter, magistrate, ornithologist, lawyer.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Illustrations of Darwinism, and other papers in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 73
- Wellington Philosophical Society: Anniversary Address Delivered on Saturday, August 7, 1875 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 22
- Sir Walter Buller at the bar of the House; and the history of the Horowhenua Block in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 73
- [Papers from the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 1878-1884] in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 22
- The Horowhenua Case in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
- On the Wandering Albatros; with an Exhibition of Specimens, and the Determination of a New Species (Diomedea regia) in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 69
- Sir Walter Buller’s Objections to the Report of the Horowhenua Commission in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 74
- The Horowhenua Commission address as counsel for Major Kemp Te Rangihiwinui and the Muaupoko tribe, April 1896 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 74
- Note on the wandering albatross (Diomeda exulans) in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
- A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
Publisher of
Mentioned in
- A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.
- A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
- [title page]
- Extracts from Professor Newton’s Address to the Biological Section of the British Association (Manchester, 1887)
- Letter from Sir Richard Owen to Walter Buller, 22 March, 1888
- Extracts from Reviews of New Edition
- Cabalus Modestus. — (Hutton’s Rail.)
- Letter from Sir George Grey to Walter Buller, 28 Jan. 1885
- Œstrelata Fuliginosa. — (Sooty Petrel.)
- Puffinus Griseus. — (Sombre Shearwater.)
- Puffinus Gavia. — (Forster’s Shearwater.)
- Apteryx Bulleri. — (North-Island Kiwi.)
- An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand
- Bush Fighting. Illustrated by remarkable actions and incidents of the Maori war in New Zealand.
- Early New Zealand Botanical Art
- Early Wellington
- Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations
- History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
- Illustrated Guide to Christchurch and Neighbourhood
- Maori and Missionary: Early Christian Missions in the South Island of New Zealand
- Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume Two
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- New Zealanders and Science
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1896.
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1897.
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori Race
- The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 7 (December 15, 1926)
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- Through Ninety Years
- Tuatara: Volume 2, Issue 2, July 1949
- Tuatara: Volume 31, Issue 1, July 1991
- White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
- Yesterdays in Maoriland
Cited in
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- The Maori - Volume II
- Tuatara: Volume 2, Issue 2, July 1949
- Tuatara: Volume 31, Issue 1, July 1991
Image Gallery
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.jpg "Tuis, which are still found in bush areas in both islands. The songs of these birds have a wonderful musical quality. Tuis probably came to New Zealand from the north a long time ago. The lithograph was taken from Sir W. L. Buller's history of New Zealand birds")
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.