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Regulus cristatus

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Title

Regulus cristatus

Date

1863

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Regulus satrapa -- Golden-crowned Kinglet; Reyezuelo de oro, roitelet à couronne dorée. Alternate name on piece: Regulus cristatus [Golden-crested wren, or kinglet]

Note

Litho proof; published plate incorporates a number of changes called for here; 4 notes on form; scribbled indication of position of third bird (added before publication); marginal sketches; numerical calculations; at foot: "Regulus himalayensis, Blyth" (this species appears in Asia, but the text speaks to the differences); at head of page, upside down to the drawing, carefully written in ink "Deum scire est nihil nescire."

Extent

49 x 39cm

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Regulus cristatus

Gould number

0845a

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19262

Call number

Ellis Aves H131

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

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

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