Pitta cyanea
File — Box: 58, Folder: 1143
Physical Description
Full sheet pencil; watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel
General
Very finished painting; note on color; "An upright plate of this species is figured in Birds of Asia V [Plate 80], but not this plate." Closely followed in proof, Gould item 1144, with minor change to one bird, and background developed. Gould 2017 is a tracing of this painting on tissue. Artist's name(s): Hart, William Matthew.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository