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Melirrhophetes leucostephes

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Title

Melirrhophetes leucostephes

Date

1877

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Melidectes leucostephes -- White-capped Honeyeater. Alternate name on piece: Melirrhophetes leucostephes [White-faced honey-eater]

Note

Finely detailed drawing of bird on tissue in both this and Gould 1799b. Some changes to plant in soft pencil and charcoal on both images.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1799a

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18528

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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