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Title: Rifle-bird -- Ptilóris paradíseus.
Image ID: 820185
Image ID 820185
Creators: Dalziel Brothers, engraver
Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen), 1829-1904, artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 15 x 15 cm. (6 x 6 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Birds Of Paradise
Book Illustrations
Notes: Printed on border: "The first sub-family is that of the plume birds, or Epimachinae, containing some very beautiful species, all of exotic birth, and inhabiting Australia, New Holland, New Guinea, and the neighboring islands. The Ptiloris, or rifle-bird, is, according to Gould, the most gorgeous of all the Australian birds." Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1883
Barcode Number: 33333159362322
Struc ID: 589890
Source: New illustrated natural history.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Birds -- bird of paradise   View All images from Folder

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