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Nasiterna pygmaea, 1878

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 879, item: 879a
Nasiterna pygmaea
Nasiterna pygmaea

Dates

  • Creation: 1878

Physical Description

38 x 29cm watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Micropsitta keiensis -- Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Nasiterna pygmaea [Pygmy parrot] Very rough layout drawing, with heavy erasure, changed positions for the birds, and white pastel used for clarification of the final layout to this stage. The published plate differs in bird positions and poses and in background. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew.

Repository Details

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

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