‘Columba (peristera) puella’
Date
1848-1852
Creator
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 355mm
width (page): 265mm
width (page): 265mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of an African bird, possibly the Emerald spotted wood dove Turtur chalcospilos (here styled Columba (peristera) puella). The bird is shown as the main illustration (figure 1) with details of feathers, bill and foot (figures 2-7).
Plate from the paper ‘Over eene nieuwe soort van duif, van de kust van Guinea…’, by H Schlegel, published in the journal Bijdragen tot de dierkunde. Deel 1. (Amsterdam, M. Westerman & Zoon, 1848-1854).
Inscribed below: ‘COLUMBA (Peristera) PUELLA’.
Hermann Schlegel (1804-1884) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.
Plate from the paper ‘Over eene nieuwe soort van duif, van de kust van Guinea…’, by H Schlegel, published in the journal Bijdragen tot de dierkunde. Deel 1. (Amsterdam, M. Westerman & Zoon, 1848-1854).
Inscribed below: ‘COLUMBA (Peristera) PUELLA’.
Hermann Schlegel (1804-1884) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.