Description
Superb lithograph of the Pacific Golden Plover from the last great bird series that made use of the laborious process of hand colouring of each individual lithograph. This series is rarer than John Gould’s work on Australian birds, with only 225 sets made and many of these are in institutional collections.
Common name: Pacific Golden Plover
Modern binomial name: Pluvialis fulva
First described: Gmelin 1798
Distribution: Australia wide (coast). This plover makes one of the longest migrations in the world.
From Gregory Matthews, The Birds of Australia. London
References:
Anker, J. Bird Books and Bird Art. Amsterdam 1979: 328
Nissen, C. Die illustrierten Vogelbucher. Stuttgart 1995: IVB 605
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2282577
National Museum of Australia: AIA F 598.2994 MAT
State Library Victoria: RARESF 598.2994 M42
