As David Geering says, all specimens are valuable, *particularly* common
everyday species.
Many years ago, when Mr McEvey was in charge of Birds at the Museum of
Victoria, I took a dead Great Cormorant found by my children, as it
expired by Darebin Creek. (Some wicked person had shot it).
Much to my surprise, it was very well received at the then Abbotsford
Annexe. I learnt that most dead cormorants are found (or 'acquired') on
fishing trips - and fish get put in the freezer, but dead birds don't.
So they were very pleased indeed to have a nice fresh specimen with no
maggots or other larvae colonising it.
And if the Museum says 'No thanks', Parks Victoria always like common
local birds for educational displays.
Anthea Fleming
in ivanhoe, Vic
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