Macronectes Gigantea. Giant Petrel.

Superb lithograph of the Southern Giant Petrel, Giant fulmar from the last great bird series made using the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph. The series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made.

From Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia. by G. Matthews.

Common name: Southern Giant Petrel
Binomial name: Macronectes giganteus
First described: Gmelin 1789
Distribution: WA, SA, NSW, VIC, TAS & New Zealand.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers: MRB/F598.2/M
State Library Victoria: RARESF 598.2994 M42
State Library South Australia: Rare Books Room 598.294 M429 b
State Library of Western Australia: Call Number Q 598.2994 MAT
National Library Australia: Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK9772
State Library Queensland: RBF 598.2994 MAT
National Museum of Australia: Call no: AIA F 598.2994 MAT

References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 328; Nissen IVB 605.
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 IVB 605.