‘New Holland channel bill’
Date
1802
Creator
John Latham (1740 - 1837, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
48050
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 242mm
width (print): 180mm
width (print): 180mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the Channel-billed cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) a migratory bird native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Shown perched on a low branch.
Plate 124 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXIV.’; and below ‘New Holland Channel Bill. Publishd as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’ The initial ‘L’ appears on the plate.
In the associated description, the author states: ‘This bird inhabits New Holland, where it is called Goe-re-e-gang; it is not very common, and first appears about Port Jackson in October…they probably come to this part of New South Wales only to breed, after which they depart elsewhere in January.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Plate 124 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXIV.’; and below ‘New Holland Channel Bill. Publishd as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’ The initial ‘L’ appears on the plate.
In the associated description, the author states: ‘This bird inhabits New Holland, where it is called Goe-re-e-gang; it is not very common, and first appears about Port Jackson in October…they probably come to this part of New South Wales only to breed, after which they depart elsewhere in January.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
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