St. Helena Pheasantstill imageDrawing depicting: St. Helena PheasantStack, F.R.artistartAt head of sheet "No 1 Attitude of the St. Helena Pheasant during the breeding season when undisturbed. Sketched from Nature by Lieutenant F.R. Stack for John Gould Esq[ui]re, F.R.S. &c &c."One of 2 drawings of a pair of pheasants in brown ink on light paper (See also 2291). Purpose of the drawing unknown; the bird, which looks like a Ring-necked pheasant, was not indigenous to St. Helena, but introduced for sport. Removed from a mount bearing Sotheran's pencil notes "Stack (Lieut. F.R.) St Helena Pheasant / 2 Drawings" and "Pair 4/4/-." Listed in Piccadilly Notes, 22. Previously cited as GS27 or 27GS.ksrl_sc_gould_2290.tifku-gould:18123https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/181232290OrnithologyOrnithological illustrationelectronicimage/tiffreformatted digitaldrawingink20 x 32cmUniversity of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-gould_18123_MODSMODS record generated from a local database for biological subjects. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2019-03-27