Nankeen kestrel
Date
1848
Creator
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Lithographer
After
John Gould (1804 - 1881, British) , Ornithologist
Henry Constantine Richter (1821 - 1902, British) , Illustrator
Henry Constantine Richter (1821 - 1902, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
41607
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 546mm
width (print): 357mm
width (print): 357mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the nankeen kestril, Tinnunculus cencroïdes, showing a male and female bird of the natural size, perched together on a branch with a lizard caught in one bird's talons.
Inscribed’ TINNUNCULUS CENCROÏDES. J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith. C. Hullmandel Imp.’
Illustration from The birds of Australia by John Gould FRS (1848), vol. 1.
John Gould (1804-1881), British ornithologist and publisher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843.
Inscribed’ TINNUNCULUS CENCROÏDES. J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith. C. Hullmandel Imp.’
Illustration from The birds of Australia by John Gould FRS (1848), vol. 1.
John Gould (1804-1881), British ornithologist and publisher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843.
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