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Craspedophora magnifica

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Title

Craspedophora magnifica

Date

1879

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Ptiloris magnificus -- Magnificent Riflebird. Alternate name on piece: Craspedophora magnifica [New-guinea rifle-bird]

Note

Drawing on tissue. In the published plate, the secondary (top) bird has moved from the rear to the front of the composition. Some markings in charcoal and in white pastel.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1962

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18367

Call number

Ellis Aves H129

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

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

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