Very finished painting of 2 birds, 35 x 27 cm, with another bird, less finished and by a different hand, pinned on; the finely colored drawing at Gould 1119 and the published plate show the two birds in similar positions, but redrawn and with new background. At the head of the added piece of paper: "Pitta Elliotii Oust. / Nouvelles Archives du Musee / d'Histoire Naturelle / Bulletin T.X PL.2" Reverse: "30/-" (Sotheran price).