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Ptilopus rivolii

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Title

Ptilopus rivolii

Date

1879

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Ptilinopus rivoli -- White-bibbed Fruit Dove. Alternate name on piece: Ptilopus rivolii [Massena fruit-pigeon]

Note

Layout sketch; "compare the female with Ptilopus solomonensis"; published text includes: "I am indebted to Dr. Sclater for the loan of this beautiful pair of birds of which I have drawn life-size figures on the accompanying plate"; 2 notes on form.

Extent

Unevenly trimmed paper. 38 x 20cm

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

449

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19732

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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