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C1789
Psittaceous Hornbill
Artist:
Peter Mazell (1759 - 1797)
The first printed image of the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the worlds largest cuckoo and often incorrectly described as a Hornbill due it’s large beak. Common names: Channel-billed Cuckoo, Storm Bird, Fig Hawk and Flood Bird.Binomial name: Scythrops novaehollandiaeFirst described: Latham 1790Distribution: … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Psittaceous Hornbill
Date:
C1789
Artist:
Peter Mazell (1759 - 1797)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
185mm
x 260mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
The first printed image of the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the worlds largest cuckoo and often incorrectly described as a Hornbill due it’s large beak.
Common names: Channel-billed Cuckoo, Storm Bird, Fig Hawk and Flood Bird.
Binomial name: Scythrops novaehollandiae
First described: Latham 1790
Distribution: WA, NT, QLD & NSW
Reference Reader’s Digest Book of Birds 2nd ed 1986 Page: p.326, ill.326
From Phillips, A Voyage to Botany Bay.
