Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10215
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‘Spotted shrike’ [Slatey antshrike]
Date
1814
Creator
Richard Polydore Nodder (1763, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
48597
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 140mm
width (print): 140mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the Slaty antshrike Thamnophilus punctatus native to South America. Side view, posed on a tree branch.
Plate 17 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the bird within the text: “Our figure of this pretty bird is taken from the original specimen described by Dr. Latham, and which is preserved in the British Museum. It has the appearance of being a young bird...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
Plate 17 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the bird within the text: “Our figure of this pretty bird is taken from the original specimen described by Dr. Latham, and which is preserved in the British Museum. It has the appearance of being a young bird...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
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