Oreoscopus Gutturalis (Collared Scrub-Wren) Acanthornis Magnus (Scrub-tit)

Superb lithograph of the Fernwren and Scrubtit from the last great bird series that made use of the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph. This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made and many of these are in institutional collections.

Common name: Fernwren
Modern binomial name: Oreoscopus gutturalis
First described:  De Vis 1889
Distribution:  QLD

Common name:  Scrubtit
Modern binomial name:  Acanthornis magna
First described: Gould 1855
Distribution:  TAS & King Island

From Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia. London

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

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2282577
National Museum of Australia: AIA F 598.2994 MAT
State Library Victoria:  RARESF 598.2994 M42