Colymbus glacialis, 1865
File — Box: 16, Folder: 302
Dates
- Creation: 1865
Physical Description
Full sheet. 4 notches on the long sides, perhaps for positioning pencil; watercolor
General
Gavia immer -- Common Loon; Great Northern Loon, Colimbo mayor, plongeon huard. Alternate name on piece: Colymbus glacialis [Great northern diver] The smaller bird has been cut out and pasted on. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. Well-finished painting, with heavy correcting lines from Gould, including the fish in the principal bird's mouth in the published plate.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository