IMAGE
[Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von], 1828-1868 :7. Monasa Belli. Sclater. sp. nov! [185-]
- Date
- 1853 - 1856
- Reference
- A-198-031
- Description
Drawing of a nunbird on a branch. Possibly the black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) or similar. The plumage is dull slatey black with an iridescent green tinge on the lower breast; tail feathers are black. The bill is a distinctive red, rather slender and decurved. The eye is black.
Other Titles - Black-fronted nunbird
Inscriptions: Recto - above image - Title; Recto - beneath image - Leng 10 1/2", Exp 17". 68 (pencil)
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, 124 x 162 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von] 1828-1868, attributed works:[Central American birds 1856? Painted by Charles Napier Bell?] / [Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von] 1828-1868, attributed works:[Central American birds 1856? Painted by Charles Napier Bell?]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Scientific illustrations, Watercolour, 124 x 162 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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