The Reverend William Colenso
1811–1899
(Person)
Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalist, politician.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Tracts-for the Times no.1: On the Sabbath and its Due Observance. Reprinted from the ‘Hawkes Bay Herald’ September-December 1878 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 46
- Three Literary Papers: Read Before the Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Institute, During the Session of 1882 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 65
- The Authentic and Genuine History of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand, February 5 and 6, 1840: Being a Faithful and Circumstantial, though Brief, Narration of Events Which Happened on That Memorable Occasion: with Copies of the Treaty in English and Maori and of the Three Early Proclamations Respecting the Founding of the Colony in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 69
- A E I O U H K M N P R T W WH NG, a e i o u h k m n p r t w wh ng [Primer for Maori] in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 63
- Fifty Years Ago in New Zealand; a Commemoration: A Jubilee Paper: A Retrospect: A Plain and True Story. Read before the Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Institute, October 17th, 1887 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
- An Account of Visits to, And Crossings over, The Ruahine Mountain Range, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand; and of the Natural History of that Region in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14
- Notes on the Ancient Dog of the New Zealanders
Works by this Author in other Collections
- Art. XXVII.—A Description of some newly-discovered and rare Indigenous Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XII.—On some newly-discovered New Zealand Arachnids., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XL.—Descriptions of a few new Indigenous Plants., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XV.—Further Notes and Observations on the Gestation, Birth, and Young of a Lizard, a Species of Naultinus., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXI.—A Description of Three Ferns, believed to be Undescribed, discovered more than Fifty Years ago in the Northern District of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XIV.—A Description of a large and new Species of Orthopterous Insect, of the Genus Hemideina, Walker., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XIV.—Description of a small Lizard, a Species of Naultinus, supposed to be new to Science., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIV.—A List of Fungi recently detected and collected in the Bush District, County of Hawke's Bay; being a Further Contribution to the Indigenous Flora of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVII.—Vestiges: Reminiscences: Memorabilia of Works, Deeds, and Sayings of the Ancient Maoris., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Memoir of Allan and Richard Cunningham., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXIII.—Notes on the Bones of a Species of Sphenodon, (S. diversum, Col.,) apparently distinct from the Species already known., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVIII.—A Description of four new Ferns from our New Zealand Forests, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLV.— A brief List of some British Plants (Weeds) lately noticed, apparently of recent Introduction into this Part of the Colony; with a few Notes thereon., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXV.—A Description of two New Zealand Ferns, believed to be new to Science., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXIV.—A List of Fungi recently collected in the Bush District, County of Waipawa; being a Further Contribution to the Indigenous Flora of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIV.—A Description of some newly-discovered and rare Indigenous Plants: being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVII.—A Description of Two Newly-discovered. Indigenous Cryptogamic Plants., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVI.—A further Contribution towards making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVI.—On Clianthus puniceus, Sol., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXV.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VIII.—A Description of a new Species of Coccinella found in New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVIII.—Notes on the Genus Callorhynchus, with a Description of an undescribed New Zealand Species., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVIII.—On newly-discovered and imperfectly-known Ferns of New Zealand, with Critical Observations., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVIII.—A List of Fungi recently discovered in New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XIX.—A few Notes on the Economy and Habits of one of our largest and handsomest New Zealand Butterflies (Pyrameis gonerilla)., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LX.—Cryptogams: A Description of Two new Ferns, a New Lycopodium, and a New Moss, lately detected in our New Zealand Forests., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIX.—Ancient Tide-lore, and Tales of the Sea, from the two Ends of the World., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXIV.—A Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic Plants, being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand.* In continuation of paper on same subject, read in the previous year. See “Trans. N.Z. Inst.,” vol. xviii., pp. 219–255., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. IV.—-Description of a Large Species of Iulus., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXII.—Description of two little-known Species of New Zealand Shells., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVI.—Notes on the Metamorphosis and Development of one of our large Butterflies (Danais berenice), or a closely-allied Species., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVI.—Of a Radiant Phenomenon: “In hoc signovinces.”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVI.—On Four Notable Foreign Plants., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXIV.—A Description of some New Indigenous New Zealand Forest Ferns., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVIII.—An Account of the Finding of Two Australian Plants, hitherto unnoticed, here in New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVIII.—Status quo: A Retrospect.—A Few More Words by way of Explanation and Correction concerning the First Finding of the Bones of the Moa in New Zealand; also Strictures on the Quarterly Reviewer's Severe and Unjust Remarks on the Late Dr. G. A. Mantell, F.R.S., &c., in connection with the same., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VI.—On the Ignorance of the Ancient New Zealander of the Use of Projectile Weapons., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXII.—A few Observations on the Tree-Ferns of New Zealand; with particular Reference to their peculiar Epiphytes, their Habit, and their manner of Growth., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. III.—A Description of a Species of Orobanche (supposed to be new) parasitical on a Plant of Hydrocotyle., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. X.—Notes, chiefly historical, on the ancient Dog of the New Zealanders., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VIII. — Presidential Address., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LIV.—A Description of a few new Plants from our New Zealand Forests, with dried Specimens of the same., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XIII.—A Description of the curiously-deformed Bill of a Huia, (Heteralocha acutirostris, Gould), an endemic New Zealand Bird., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XVIII.—Notes on a peculiar Chrysalis of an unknown Species of Butterfly., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVIII.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Cryptogamic Plants., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIX.—On some new and undescribed New Zealand Ferns., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVI.—A Description of a few new Plants from our New Zealand Forests, in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VIII.—A few Remarks on a Cavern near “Cook's Well,” at Tolaga Bay, and on a tree (Sapota costata), found there., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VI.—On the Moa., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XL.—A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. VIII.—On the Day in which Captain Cook took formal Possession of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLV.—Notes and Reminiscences of Early Crossings of the Romantically – situated Lake Waikaremoana, County of Hawke's Bay, of its Neighbouring Country, and of its Peculiar Botany; performed in the Years 1841 and 1843., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. III.—On the fine Perception of Colours possessed by the ancient Maoris., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLI.—Bush Jottings: No. 2 (Botanical)., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVIII.—Plain and Practical Thoughts and Notes on New Zealand Botany., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. II.—Historical Incidents and Traditions of the Olden Times, pertaining to the Maoris of the North Island, (East Coast), New Zealand; highly illustrative of their national Character, and containing many peculiar, curious, and little-known Customs and Circumstances, and Matters firmly believed by them. Now, for the first time, faithfully translated from old Maori writings and recitals., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLIII.—A. Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic Plants, being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVII.—A. Description of two New Ferns and One New Lycopodium, lately detected in our New Zealand Forests., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXVIII.—The Modern History of a Block of Greenstone., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. IV.—A Description of some newly-discovered Cryptogamic Plants; being a further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXVI.—Notes and Observations on the Animal Economy and Habits of one of our New Zealand Lizards, supposed to be a new Species of Naultinus., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVII.—Memorabilia, Ancient and Modern; being Remarks and Information respecting some of the Tinmines in Cornwall, England., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LXXI.—Observations on Mr. T. White's Paper “On the Native Dog of New Zealand” — Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. xxiv., Art. 51., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLVIII.—The Ferns of Scinde Island (Napier)., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XL.—On some new and undescribed Species of New Zealand Insects, of the Orders Orthoptera and Coleoptera., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. I.—On the Vegetable Food of the Ancient New Zealanders before Cook's Visit., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXV.—Notes, Remarks, and Reminiscences of Two Peculiar Introduced and Naturalised South American Plants., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XLI.—An Enumeration of Fungi recently discovered in New Zealand., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. I.—Historical Incidents and Traditions of the Olden Times, pertaining to the Maoris of the North Island, (East Coast), New Zealand; highly illustrative of their national Character, and containing many peculiar, curious, and little-known Customs and Circumstances, and Matters firmly believed by them. Now, for the first time, faithfully translated from old Maori Writings and Recitals; with explanatory Notes. Part II.* For Part I. see “Trans. N.Z. Inst.,” Vol. XIII., p. 38.., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XII.—Memorabilia of certain Animal Prodigies, Native and Foreign, Ancient and Modern., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. IX.—Manibus Parkinsonibus sacrum. A brief Memoir of the First Artist who visited New Zealand; together with several little-known Items of Interest extracted from his Journal., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XXXVI.—Description of Three Species of Newly - discovered New Zealand Ferns., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVII.—Notes and Observations on M. A. de Quatrefages Paper “On Moas and Moa-hunters,” republished in Vol. XXV., Transactions New Zealand Institute., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. LVII.—Bush Notes; or, Short Objective Jottings., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XVII.—A Description of a new and large Species of Orthopterous Insect of the Genus Hemideina, Walker., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Art. XV.—A Description of some newly-discovered New Zealand Insects believed to be new to Science., in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Mentioned in
- [Proceedings of some conferences held by Te Aute College Students' Association, 1897-1901, 1906]
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- A Dictionary of the Maori Language
- A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Resident Botanists
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Visiting Botanists
- Design Review: Volume 2, Issue 5 (February-March 1950)
- Early New Zealand Botanical Art
- England and the Maori Wars
- Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations
- Hauhauism: An Episode in the Maori Wars 1863-1866
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
- History of New Zealand
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Introduction to Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review [1887-1897]
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Maori Pronunciation and the Evolution of Written Maori
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- New Zealanders and Science
- New Zealand Plants and their Story
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Octavius Hadfield
- Polynesian Voyagers. The Maori as a Deep-sea Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. II]
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. III]
- The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
- The Exploration of New Zealand
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori Race
- The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
- Through Ninety Years
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
- Tuatara: Volume 22, Issue 3, February 1977
- Tuatara: Volume 26, Issue 1, September 1982
- Tuatara: Volume 27, Issue 2, December 1984
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
- Tuatara: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 1958
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Hauhauism: An Episode in the Maori Wars 1863-1866
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Takitimu
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Maori - Volume II
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
- Tuatara: Volume 26, Issue 1, September 1982
- Tuatara: Volume 27, Issue 2, December 1984
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
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