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Histrionicus torquatus

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Drawing depicting: Histrionicus histrionicus -- Harlequin Duck; arlequin plongeur, Pato arlequín. Alternate name on piece: Histrionicus torquatus [Harlequin duck], Very heavy pastel and watercolor rendering, probably by Gould, worked up by Richter, Different pose from published plate; corrections; at foot of page a note in ink, which did not take on pastel, and of which little is legible: ". . . .Harlequin Duck in this Vol. 1."

Details
Title
Histrionicus torquatus
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1869
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:19881
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19881
Gould 299
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/8121--Ellis Aves H131
Rights
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