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Paradisea sanguinea

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Description

Drawing depicting: Paradisaea rubra -- Red Bird-of-Paradise. Alternate name on piece: Paradisea sanguinea [Red bird of paradise], Tracing on tissue. Working from Gould 1855, the foliage has been elaborated and added to, and a wingtip of the front bird changed; this change was not adopted for the published plate. Reversed on the stone.

Details
Title
Paradisea sanguinea
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)
Date
1877
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:18471
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18471
Gould 1856
Relation
The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/3495--Ellis Aves H129
Rights
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