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C1854
Grey-Headed Vampyre
Small colonial engraving of the Grey-headed Flying-fox, the largest bat in Australia with an average wingspan of up to one metre. Common names: Grey-headed Flying-fox or Grey-headed Fruit-batModern binomial name: Pteropus PoliocephalusFirst described: Temminck 1825Distribution: VIC, NSW & QLD Reference … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Grey-Headed Vampyre
Date:
C1854
Artist:
Artist Unknown Australian School
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
Small colonial engraving of the Grey-headed Flying-fox, the largest bat in Australia with an average wingspan of up to one metre.
Common names: Grey-headed Flying-fox or Grey-headed Fruit-bat
Modern binomial name: Pteropus Poliocephalus
First described: Temminck 1825
Distribution: VIC, NSW & QLD
Reference Readers Digest Book of Mammals 1983 Page: 274-5 ill. pp. 274-275
