Stictonetta Branda. (Eastern Freckled Du…

Superb lithograph of the Freckled Duck from the last great bird series on Australian ornithology, The Birds of Australia,
by G. Matthew’s.

This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made. It was the last series produced using
the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph.

Modern binomial name: Stictonetta naevosa
First described: Gould, 1841
Distribution: Australia wide

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, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: IVB 605