Syrrhaptes paradoxus1863, 1867still imageDrawing depicting: Syrrhaptes paradoxusGould, John1804-1881artistartRichter, Henry Constantine1821-1902artistartLayout drawing, one bird well finished, the other less so, and very heavily drawn over by Gould; ; 2 notes on form, 2 on color; in the published plates one bird is reversed in its position and the minimal background built up. The drawing is somewhat closer to the Birds of Asia plate as far as background goes; the Birds of Great Britian plate has 2 eggs added. The two published plates have quite different backgrounds, and the birds show major variations of color and pattern. Binomial and Asia citation in pencil by Sotheran, bookseller.ksrl_sc_gould_0829.tifku-gould:19283https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/192830829aOrnithologyOrnithological illustrationSyrrhaptes paradoxuselectronicimage/tiffreformatted digitaldrawingpencil;chalk-charcoal-pastel11 blobs of sealing wax with vestiges of litho. transfer tissue adhering. Full sheet, missing a large cornerBirds of Great Britain4187311 / AS 6: 60Ellis Aves H131University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-gould_19283_MODSMODS record generated from a local database for biological subjects. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2019-03-27