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C1792
Psittacus Magnificus
The first sighting of the Red-tailed black Cockatoo was made on 4th July 1770 by Sydney Parkinson at Endeavour River (present day Cooktown) while the ship the Endeavour was being careened for repairs. A specimen was taken back to England … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Psittacus Magnificus
Date:
C1792
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
120mm
x 205mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1792
Description:
The first sighting of the Red-tailed black Cockatoo was made on 4th July 1770 by Sydney Parkinson at Endeavour River (present day Cooktown) while the ship the Endeavour was being careened for repairs. A specimen was taken back to England by Joseph Banks and from this, the first scientific description was made by John Latham in 1790.
Shaw & Nodder common name The Magnificent Cockatoo
Modern common name Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Banksian Cockatoo
Shaw & Nodder binomial name or protonym Psittacus Magnificus
Modern binomial name Calyptorhynchus banksii
First described Latham 1790
Distribution Australia wide (mainland).
Reference Reader’s Digest Book of Birds 1982 second edition Page: 274, Ill.274
From Shaw and Nodders, The Naturalist’s Miscellany: or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects
Frederick Polydore Nodder (1751 - 1800)
Nodder was an English natural history artist of plants, animals and fauna. He was botanical artist to Queen Charlotte and also worked for Joseph Banks on the monumental publication of the botanical specimens collected on James Cook's first voyage. Known as Banks' Florilegium, it was never printed during Bank's lifetime.
