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Lophorhina superba

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Description

Drawing depicting: Lophorina superba -- Superb Bird-of-Paradise. Alternate name on piece: Lophorhina superba [Superb bird of paradise], Both birds more or less correspond to the subsidiary figures in the published plate, but are at about 80% of the size used there; blossoms in the background, however, are at 100%.

Details
Title
Lophorhina superba
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)
Date
1878
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:19844
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19844
Gould 333
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/3571--Ellis Aves H129
Rights
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