Rallidae species illustrations for an unpublished book on Australian birds, 1938 [picture] / Lilian Medland
- Bib ID:
- 6183863
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Medland, Lilian M. (Lilian Marguerite), 1880-1955
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1938
- 1 sheet of 12 paintings : ink and watercolour ; 27.7 x 19.2 cm.
- Series:
- Watercolours for plates for an unpublished book on Australian birds by Gregory M. Mathews.
- Summary:
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Paintings on card covered by transparent paper with traced and numbered outline of each bird. 1. Microtribonyx ventralis (Current names: Tribonyx ventralis, Black-tailed Native-hen) 2. Fulica atra (Current names: Fulica atra, Eurasian Coot) 3. Gallinula tenebrosa (Current names: Gallinula tenebrosa, Dusky Moorhen) 4. Porphyrio cyanophalus (Current names: Porphyrio porphyrio subspecies bellus, Purple Swamphen) 5. Porphyrio melanotus (Current names: Porphyrio porphyrio subspecies melanotus, Purple Swamphen) 6. Megapodius reinwardt (Current names: Megapodius reinwardt, Orange-footed Scrubfowl) 7. Podiceps cristatus (summer) (Current names: Podiceps cristatus, Great Crested Grebe) 8. winter (of above) 9. Tribonyx mortierii (Current names: Tribonyx mortierii, Tasmanian Native-hen) 10. Eulabeornis castaneoventris (Current names: Eulabeornis castaneoventris, Chestnut Rail) 11. Alectura lathami (Current names: Alectura lathami, Australian Brush-turkey) 12. Leipoa ocellata (Current names: Leipoa ocellata, Malleefowl). Identification key on verso.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions and identification by researcher.
- Part of collection: Watercolours for plates for an unpublished book on Australian birds by Gregory M. Mathews.
- Inscriptions: "Lilian Medland"--In ink lower right; "Plate O1, Rec July 4th 1938, 1/5 nat size"--In ink on verso.
- Condition: Yellowing.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-139506970
- Subject:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Watercolours for plates for an unpublished book on Australian birds by Gregory M. Mathews.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2025 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1955
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1938
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