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Platycerus pileatus, 1845

 Item — Volume: 2, Page: 1424a
Platycerus pileatus
Platycerus pileatus

Dates

  • Creation: 1845

Physical Description

Leaf cut in two diagonally and rejoined. Pencil

General

Purpureicephalus spurius -- Red-capped Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Platycerus pileatus [Red-capped parrakeet] Birds well finished, foliage roughly sketched in later; drawing has been cut in two diagonally, and rejoined with a slight overlap, presumably to shorten one of the birds. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

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

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