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Cyclopsitta cervicalis, 1886

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 874
Cyclopsittacus cervicalis
Cyclopsittacus cervicalis

Dates

  • Creation: 1886

Physical Description

50 x 33cm watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Psittaculirostris desmarestii -- Flame-headed Fig Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Cyclopsittacus cervicalis [Southern ringed perroquet] Layout drawing, roughly colored; at left top, colors for bill, eyes and feet; at bottom left: "Hab. Fly River interior / and Hall Sound / Southeast N.G."; all notes in red Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew. Appears to be a sketch by Gould, with perhaps a little working up by Hart

Repository Details

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

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