Sir James Hector
1834–1907
(Person)
Geologist, explorer, administrator.
Mentioned in
- A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
- Extracts from Professor Newton's Address to the Biological Section of the British Association — (Manchester, 1887)
- The Ancient Avifauna
- The Existing Avifauna
- Supplementary Notes — to the — ‘Birds of New Zealand.’ — Vol I
- Turnagra Hectori. — (North-Island Thrush.)
- Turnagra Crassirostris, — (South-Island Thrush.)
- Zosterops Cærulescens. — (The Silver-Eye.)
- Prosthemadera Novæ Zealandiæ. — (Tui or Parson Bird.)
- Fam. STIRINGOPIDÆ — Stringops Habroptilus. — (Owl Parrot.)
- Platycercus Auriceps. — (Yellow-Fronted Parrakeet.)
- Platycercus Unicolor. — (Antipodes-Island Parrakeet.)
- Nestor Meeidionalis. — (Kaka Parrot.)
- Nestor Notabilis. — (Kea Parrot.) — Native names.
- Coturnix Novæ Zealandiæ — (New-Zealand Quail.)
- Himantopus Novæ Zealandiæ. — (Black Stilt.)
- Gallinago Aucklandica. — (Auckland-Island Snipe.)
- Numenius Cyanopus. — (Australian Curlew.)
- Stercorarius Antarcticus. — (Southern Skua.)
- Stercorarius Crepidatus. — (Richardson's Skua.)
- Notornis Mantelli. — (Mantell's Notornis.)
- Ocydromus Greyi. — (North-Island Woodhen.)
- Ocydromus Fuscus. — (Black Woodhen.)
- Phalacrocorax Imperialis. — (Emperor Shag.)
- Phalacrocorax Featherstoni. — (Chatham-Island Shag.)
- Diomedea Exulans. — (Wandering Albatros.)
- Œstrelata Incerta. — (Doubtful Petrel.)
- Ossifraga Gigantea. — (Giant Petrel.)
- Thalassæca Antarctica. — (Antarctic Petrel.)
- Podiceps Cristatus. — (Great Crested Grebe.)
- Eudyptes Sclateri. — (Sclater's Penguin.)
- Apteryx Bulleri. — (North-Island Kiwi.)
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Visiting Botanists
- Geological and other Reports
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Tai-Nui. [Vol. V]
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
- The Long White Cloud
- The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- Tuatara: Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1948
- Tuatara: Volume 18, Issue 2, July 1970
- Tuatara: Volume 22, Issue 3, February 1977
- Victoria University College an Essay towards a History
- Victoria University of Wellington1899 ~ 1999 A History
- Yesterdays in Maoriland
Cited in
- Tuatara: Volume 18, Issue 2, July 1970
- Yesterdays in Maoriland
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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.
