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Melithreptus validirostris, 1845

 Item — Volume: 1, Page: 1388
Melithreptus validirostris
Melithreptus validirostris

Dates

  • Creation: 1845

Physical Description

Mounted on standard leaf. Pencil; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Strong-billed Honeyeater [Strong-billed honey-eater]. A rough sketch of a bird's head in the top margin; the rough pastel coloring is not indicative of the colors used in the published plate. Reversed on the stone. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. Birds fairly well sketched, Richter working up Gould's sketch.

Repository Details

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

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