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Palaeornis nicobaricus, May 1857

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 221
Palaeornis nicobaricus
Palaeornis nicobaricus

Dates

  • Creation: May 1857

Physical Description

Full sheet, 2 corners torn off pencil; watercolor

General

Psittacula longicauda nicobarica -- Long-tailed Parakeet. Alternate name on piece: Palaeornis nicobaricus [Nicobar parrakeet] 3 notes on form; "erethrogenis" (reference to an unacceptable name for the bird--explained in published text). [Curtis] 7-4563. Title in pencil by Sotheran, bookseller. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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