Mystery museum specimen

[Phil Gregory <>]

I think it may be Strong-billed Honeyeater, but faded and worn, and someone has messed about with the crown feathers, whilst the yellowy bill may be a juvenile feature; the same case seemingly has Paradise Parrot too for which I have requested a photo. Everything else in it is from Australia with no signs of tampering, it’s quite intriguing. 

Phil Gregory

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On 20 Feb 2021, at 8:37 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:

In this thread on birdfourm, someone is trying to id a case of Australian birds in a museum, and there's an bird with a yellow crest and white nape that doesn't appear to be Australian. Anyone want to have a go at identifying it?

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/help-with-australian-bird-id-historic-cased-taxidermy.405207/

Peter Shute

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