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Strix tenebricosus, 1848

 Item — Volume: 1, Page: 1296a
Strix tenebricosus
Strix tenebricosus

Dates

  • Creation: 1848

Physical Description

Pencil

General

Tyto tenebricosa -- Greater Sooty Owl. Alternate name on piece: Strix tenebricosus [Sooty owl] Reversed on stone. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. Richter's work is most obvious on the head, and in establishing the general shape; Gould's pencil marks of correction call for shortening of the neck and trunk.

Repository Details

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

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