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Chalcites xanthorhynchus

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Title

Chalcites xanthorhynchus

Date

1877-10

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus -- Violet Cuckoo. Alternate name on piece: Chalcites xanthorhynchus [Amethystine cuckoo]

Note

Very finished painting; "According to Index to G, these two birds formed separate plates (47 and 46) in Birds of Asia vol. 6"--in fact, the published plate follows this drawing almost exactly, while plate 46 shows a species of completely different coloring; "3/10/-"; (Sotheran price); "Amathystine Cuckoo."

Extent

Full sheet

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Chalcites xanthorhynchus

Gould number

1071

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19012

Call number

Ellis Aves H120

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

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

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