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Pitta forsteni

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Title

Pitta forsteni

Date

1879

Creator

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Pitta sordida forsteni -- Hooded Pitta. Alternate name on piece: Pitta forsteni [Forsten's pitta]

Note

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.

Extent

Full sheet

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1170

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18912

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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