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r: Sula fusca, v: Dacelo gigantea, 1846

 File — Box: 89, Folder: 2178
Sula fusca
Sula fusca

Dates

  • Creation: 1846

Physical Description

2 drawings on either side of paper. Pencil; pastel

General

Sula leucogaster -- Brown Booby, Bobo café, Fou brun. Alternate name on piece: Sula fusca [Brown gannet] Layout and bird position retained, but head of male very much changed in the published plate. Interesting sequence: Gould's sketch here, Richter's development at Gould item 1518, and the published plate. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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