Augustus Hamilton
1854–1913
(Person)
Ethnologist, biologist, museum director.
Works by this Author in other Collections
- Art. LXVI.—Notes on some Bone Combs for dressing the Head of a Maori Chief, found in Otago., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXVIII.—On Two Bone Pendants found in the South Island of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XI.—On the Fissures and Caves at the Castle Rocks, Southland; with a Description of the Remains of the Existing and Extinct Birds found in them., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXIX.—List of Plants collected in the District of Okarito, Westland., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIV.—A. List of the Native Birds of the Petane District, Hawke's Bay, with Notes and Observations., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXV.—Notes on a Visit to Macquarie Island., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LX.—Notes on some New Zealand Ferns., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XI.—On a Specimen of the Brown Gannet (Sula fusca) shot in Napier Harbour, with Notes on other New Zealand Birds., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XL.—Notes on the so-called “Vegetable Caterpillar” of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Notes on Two Birds recently shot at Napier., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXV. — On the Occurrence of Paludicella in New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVI.—On the Foraminifera of the Tertiary Beds at Petane, near Napier., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XII.—Notes from Murihiku., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXIII.—Hand-list of certain Papers relating more or less directly to the Maori Race, and published in various Publications., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VI.—Notes on a Bone Pendant in the Form of a Lizard(?), found on the Sandhills at Wainui; and on some other Bone Objects., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Note on a curious Duplication of Tusks in the common Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXYIII.—Second Supplement to the “Materials for a Bibliography of the Dinornithidæ.”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art LII.—Notes on a Specimen of Euryapteryx from Southland., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. X.— Notes on Lepidoptera collected by H. Hamilton in various Localities in the Queenstown District, Otago, between November, 1907, and March, 1908., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXIX.—Note on Remains of some of the Extinct Birds of New Zealand found near Ngapara., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIV.—Notice of an Electric Ray new to the Fauna of New Zealand, belonging to the Genus Astrape., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIX.—Note on a large Sun-Fish (Orthagoriscus mola, L.), recently captured at Napier, Hawke's Bay., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIX.—List of Papers and Notices on Botanical Subjects in the “Transactions of the New Zealand Institute” and other Publications., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIII.—A List of Recent and Fossil Bryozoa collected in various Parts of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VII.-On the Genus Aptornis,with more Especial Reference to Aptornis defossor, Owen., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIII.—On Deinacrida rugosa Buller., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVIII.—On Abnormal Developments in New Zealand Ferns; with a List of Papers by various Authors on the Ferns of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVI.—On the Feathers of a Small Species of Moa (Megalapteryx) found in a Cave at the Head of the Waikaia River; with a Notice of a Moa-hunter's Camping-place on the Old Man Range., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LIV.—List of Papers on New Zealand Fishes and Fishing., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XVII.—On the Forests of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVIII.—On Melicerta ringens and Plumatella repens, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LIII.—The District of Okarito, Westland., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art.XXXVI.—Notes on a Small Collection of Fossils from Wharekuri, on the Waitaki River, North Otago., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VII.—On a Stone Relic found at Orepuki, Southland., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. III.—Moriori Carving on the Trunks of Karaka-trees., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXIX.—Notes on Maori Necklaces., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- On the Distribution of Notornis, and General Notes on the Genus., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XVI.—On an Account of a Massacre at the Entrance of Dunedin Harbour in the Year - 1817., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXII.—Note on a Branched Specimen of a Tree-fern (Hemitelia smithii)., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VII—On some Armour presented to Titore, a Nga Puhi Chief, by H.M. William IV in 1835., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VI.—Notes on Moa Gizzard-stones., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXVII.—Notes on some Old Flax Mats found in Otago., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LX.—List of Papers on the Geology of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. II.—On Rock Pictographs* Probably “petroglyphs” would be a better word. in South Canterbury., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Presidential Address., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XX.—Result of a Further Exploration of the Bonefissure at the Castle Rocks, Southland., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXIV.—Notes on a Deposit of Moa-bones in the Te Aute Swamp, Hawke's Bay., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIII.—On the Septarian Boulders of Moeraki, Otago., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XVIII.—On the Rise and Progress of our Knowledge of the Oceanic Areas., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Mentioned in
- Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
- Early New Zealand Botanical Art
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- Making New Zealand vol 01 no 02: The Maori
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- Maori and Polynesian: their origin, history and culture
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Robley — Soldier with a Pencil
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
- The Maori Race
- The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
- Tuatara: Volume 18, Issue 2, July 1970
- Victoria University of Wellington 1899 ~ 1999 A History
Cited in
- A year among the Maoris: study of their arts and customs
- Robley — Soldier with a Pencil
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Other Collections
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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.