IMAGE
[Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von], 1828-1868:Arremon aurantiirostris. Lafr[esnaye]. Toompsiri. [1856]
- Date
- 1856
- Reference
- A-198-032
- Description
Drawing of Arremon aurantiirostris, commonly called the orange-billed sparrow. Shown standing on the ground beside a bush. It has a bright orange beck, olive green plumage on the back, tail feathers and wings with a small yellow patch at the shoulder end of the wing. The head is black with a pale grey stripe extending over the top of the eye from the beck to the back of the head. The throat and underparts are pale grey with a band of black separating the two areas. The legs and eyes are brown.
Other Titles - Orange-billed sparrow
Inscriptions: Recto - above image - 2. Arremon aurantiirostris. Lafr (ink); Recto - bottom right - Toompsiri (ink). Leng 6 expo 10. Page 98 (pencil)
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil, 160 x 160 mm
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- 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 and pencil, 160 x 160 mm
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