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Palumbus torquata

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Title

Palumbus torquata

Date

1868

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Columba palumbus -- Common Wood Pigeon. Alternate name on piece: Palumbus torquata [Wood-pigeon, or cuchat]

Note

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.

Extent

Sheet trimmed. 25 x 38 cm

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

80

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/20125

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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