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Sphecotheres australis

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Title

Sphecotheres australis

Date

1848

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Sphecotheres viridis -- Green Figbird. Alternate name on piece: Sphecotheres australis [Australian sphecotheres]

Note

Not a completely finished drawing (feet incomplete) but the birds and foliage show very clearly and in detail the layout that was used for the published plate.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

2173

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18159

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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