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Palumbus torquata

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Drawing depicting: Columba palumbus -- Common Wood Pigeon. Alternate name on piece: Palumbus torquata [Wood-pigeon, or cuchat], Quite different composition in published plate, and body color different. Another plate, of Columba palumbus by Edward Lear (Birds of Europe IV: 243), is clearly not derived from this. Calculations in bottom right corner.

Details
Title
Palumbus torquata
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1868
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:20125
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/20125
Gould 80
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/8613--Ellis Aves H131
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