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Nasiterna pygmaea, 1878

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 880
Nasiterna pygmaea
Nasiterna pygmaea

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

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