Ruff (bird)
Thomas Edward Gunn (1844 - 1923)
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with twelve taxidermy ruff
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Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 801179
Caption
A spectacular case, similar to one that was prominent in Gunn’s own personal collection. It shows the variation found in plumage within the ruff species in lekking displays (when males assemble to mate). This bird became extinct in Britain but is now recovering with protection and appropriate habitat management.
Summary
A glass front display case containing twelve stuffed ruff in different phases, mounted in a naturalistic setting by T.E. Gunn.
Provenance
Entered the collection in 1987.
Makers and roles
Thomas Edward Gunn (1844 - 1923), taxidermist