Crex patensis, 1863
File — Box: 20, Folder: 382
Dates
- Creation: 1863
Physical Description
Light drawing paper. 18 x 26cm pencil; watercolor
General
Crex crex -- Corn Crake. Alternate name on piece: Crex pratensis [Land-rail, or corn crake] Highly finished color rendering of chick; "One day old Land Rail. Mr. Dodd. June 22nd 54"; identification with plate unlikely, since the plate chicks are more mature and have different coloring. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository