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Cyclopsitta cervicalis, 1879

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 1204
Cyclopsitta cervicalis
Cyclopsitta cervicalis

Dates

  • Creation: 1879

Physical Description

Full sheet pencil; crayon

General

Psittaculirostris desmarestii -- Flame-headed Fig Parrot. Alternate name on piece: Cyclopsitta cervicalis [Southern ringed perroquet] Fairly finished; some background changes in published plate; at head of sheet: " I forgot to tell you yesterday not to make the eyes too large The bills also particularly the middle bird are too large and coarse all this can be altered on the stone" (Whose hand? --not late Gould, perhaps Sharpe). 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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