Examples of resources (extracts) used, five of which concern the shipment of birds on the Tintern Abbey. A Article about the arrival of the ship (Star 5 May 1875, Page 2) B the Twelfth and Thirteenth Annual Reports of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Archives New Zealand, Christchurch Regional Office, CH1002/37/b) C The preliminary annual report published in a newspaper (Press 21 January 1876, Page 2) D letter of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society confirming numbers E Minutes of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Archives New Zealand, Christchurch Regional Office, CH1002/1/a) F Cashbook of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society (ref. number MSX-6860). Reprinted with the permission of the Christchurch Regional Office of Archives New Zealand (B, E), Christchurch City Libraries (D) and the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington (F).