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Puffinus brevicaudus?

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Title

Puffinus brevicaudus?

Date

1847

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Puffinus tenuirostris -- Short-tailed Shearwater, Pardela cola corta, Puffin à bec grêle. Alternate name on piece: Puffinus brevicaudus? [Short-tailed petrel]

Note

Finished watercolor. Although the pose and details of the bird are similar to the published Puffinus brevicaudus, the coloring is rendered as a shaded white; see Notes to Gould 2286. At lower right "Mrs. Gould." Previously cited as GS18 or 18GS and so marked in pencil on reverse.

Extent

Full sheet

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

2282

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18132

Call number

Ellis Aves H141

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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