Chlamydera maculata, 1841
Dates
- Creation: 1841
Physical Description
Pencil
General
Spotted Bowerbird [Spotted bower bird] Drawing on tissue. Developed from Gould item 375, but subsequently changed to a double-sized plate. This drawing corresponds with the right-hand page of the published plate, retaining in detail the clutter of shells and pebbles in front of the bower, but changing some of the background and placing the male bird, reversed in direction, on the left-hand page. See also Gould items 375, 2375 and 2376. Artist's name(s): Richter, Henry Constantine[?]; Gould, John; Gould, Elizabeth.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository