Cyclopsitta cervicalis, 1879
File — Box: 61, Folder: 1204
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