Very finished painting, not identifiable with any Sharpe listing of this genus--most similar to Uria brunnichi (Birds of Europe V:398); at foot of sheet: "Guillemot / Unpublished. / not on Stone." (notes by Sotheran]; "4/4" (Sotheran price]; at head of sheet: "If [Is?] a British bird . . . On the other hand see [?]Irish . . ." (ending indecipherable). Artist's name(s): Richter, Henry Constantine[?].