The hunt is on for the bird of Ulieta, captured in the South Pacific during Cook's exploration and disappeared from naturalist Sir Joseph Banks' collection. Many are seeking the bird, each wanting it for different reasons. Taxidermist and university professor John Fitzgerald ably assisted by Katya zooms from clue to clue, falling for red herrings, and occasionally serendipitous discoveries. Gabriella, Fitz's former lover, and Karl Anderson want it for its DNA, American Emeric Potts for his own secret reasons, and Fitz because of his interest in lost species. The story advances alternatively between the passionate love story of Joseph Banks and Mary Burnett, gifted botanical artist and the 3 way race for the bird.
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