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Pitta forsteni

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Drawing depicting: Pitta sordida forsteni -- Hooded Pitta. Alternate name on piece: Pitta forsteni [Forsten's pitta], Very finished painting; note on form; lengthy note by Gould at head of sheet which appears to say: "I don't like the snake / can you sketch a Indian bat from Aus Mam flying"; at foot of sheet: "22" in circle.

Details
Title
Pitta forsteni
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)
Date
1879
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:18912
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18912
Gould 1170
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/2331--Ellis Aves H129
Rights
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