1. George Masters was a zoologist, active in Australia during the 19th century.
10 Facts About George Masters
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George Masters was a zoological collector, primarily of birds, but of snakes and other animals.
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George Masters made a significant contribution to entomology, making large collections of insects available for research.
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George Masters journeyed to remote regions to obtain specimens, including some that will difficult to obtain and are now listed as rare or endangered.
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George Masters made two collections from Australia's south west for the museum in Sydney, noted as exceptional in a period when the study the birds of the region was lacking.
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George Masters arrived by ship at King George Sound in 1866 for his first expedition, collecting a single specimen of the cryptic noisy scrub bird and two of the western bristlebird in a total of 281 bird skins.
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George Masters continued collecting for himself, Krefft, Macleay, and others, despite an agreement with the museum to desist from doing so for personal gain.
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George Masters is said to have gained extensive knowledge of Australian fauna, but avoided recording this in writing.
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George Masters served as curator at the Macleay Museum until 1912.
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George Masters is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of an Australian venomous snake, Drysdalia mastersii.