Black-shouldered kite
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 black-shouldered kite, Elanus axillaris, showing a male and female of the natural size.
Inscribed ‘ELANUS AXILLARIS. J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt. 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 ‘ELANUS AXILLARIS. J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt. 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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