Palaeornis nicobaricus, May 1857
File — Box: 12, Folder: 221
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