Xanthomelus aureus1878StillImageDrawing depicting: Xanthomelus aureusGould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)Changes and the added sketch appear to be by Gould;Well finished layout painting; male figure painted over in a very rough, almost formless manner, leaving only the tips of the tail and a leg in the fine style; a smaller bird roughly sketched into the background, perhaps anticipating the position of the hen in the published plate; the published image is completely different from the drawing; at foot of sheet: pencil notes on names.ku-gould:19374https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19374Gould 758OrnithologyOrnithological illustrationelectronicimage/tiffThe birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia--Ellis Aves H129This work is free of known copyright restrictions.