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1847 1909 Collection

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird

Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird
Plate 30 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, Vol. 2 (1891-98)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909)

Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909)
Portait of Richard Bowdler Sharpe, an English zoologist. Taken in 1907

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird-of-paradise
Plate 29 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, Vol.1, (1893)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Diphyllodes magnificus x Cicinnurus regius, magnificent x ki

Diphyllodes magnificus x Cicinnurus regius, magnificent x ki
Plate 32 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes A Monograph of the Paradiseid, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, (1891-98)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Diphyllodes sp. bird-of-paradise

Diphyllodes sp. bird-of-paradise
Hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, (1875-1888), 2nd Edition

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Astrapia nigra, arfak astrapia

Astrapia nigra, arfak astrapia
Hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea (1875-88)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Pteridophora alberti, King of Saxony bird-of-paradise

Pteridophora alberti, King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
Plate 38 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, Vol. 1 (1891-98)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Lophura swinhoii, Swinhoes pheasant

Lophura swinhoii, Swinhoes pheasant
Plate 16 hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol.7, (1850-83)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Oxypogon guerinii cyanolaemus, bearded helmetcrest

Oxypogon guerinii cyanolaemus, bearded helmetcrest
Plate 41, hand coloured lihtograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)

Background image1847 1909 Collection: Hylonympha macrocerca, scissor-tailed hummingbird

Hylonympha macrocerca, scissor-tailed hummingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)


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