Birds, Animals, Parrot Crossbill, Loxia pityopsittacus, Fringillidae, Gould

"Parrot Crossbill - Loxia pityopsittacus" Finch family - Fringillidae

Europe into western Russia

Lithograph with original hand coloring. By John Gould and Elzabeth Gould

Published in "Birds of Europe", by John Gould (1804-1881) in 5 volumes

London, 1832-1837

Sheet measurement: 55 x 37 cm (ca. 21.7 x 14.5")

Very good condition.

Original antique print  

Birds by John Gould

Very decorative lithographs with original hand coloring. By John Gould and W. Hart

Published in "Birds of Asia", by John Gould (1804-1881) in 7 volumes

Published in London, 1850-1883

John Gould was an English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.

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