Nasiterna pygmaea, 1878
File — Box: 44, Folder: 880
Dates
- Creation: 1878
Physical Description
39 x 31cm pencil; watercolor
General
Micropsitta geelvinkiana -- Geelvink Pygmy Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Nasiterna pygmaea [Mafoor pygmy parrot] Finished layout painting, like Gould item 879, subjected to major changes; in the published plate birds have been moved and background changed, although the general shape and background composition is as established in this painting. At foot: notes on form and habitat (cf. text). Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository