Tabuan tabuensis

A superb example of this rare, c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Australian King Parrot, by Sir William Jardine.

Other common names: Southern King Parrot, King Lory
Modern binomial name: Alisterus scapularis
First described: Lichtenstein 1816.
Distribution: VIC NSW, QLD

From; Jardine & Selby, Illustrations of Ornithology. Volume 2, published 1826-1835 Edinburgh.

References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979 : no. 222
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995 : 472
Sitwell, S. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 : p.108

Collections:
Smithsonian Institution: Call Number QL674 .J37 1826
British Museum London: BM (NH) | v. 2, p. 927
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 821563