Sterna paradisea, 1867
File — Box: 79, Folder: 1911
Dates
- Creation: 1867
Physical Description
Pencil
General
Sturnus paradisaea -- Arctic Tern; Charrán ártico, Sturnus. Alternate name on piece: Sterna paradisea [Roseate tern] Sketch on tissue, being further attempts (see Gould items 1853 and 1919; sequence is not clear) at a final composition. An extension of the page, pasted on, has been trimmed off with the loss of the head of one bird and the upper body of the other. In the margin: irrelevant sketches of a chair and a footstool. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository