Silvery-backed Butcher-Bird, Cracticus argenteus is a drawing by John Gould which was uploaded on January 12th, 2022.
Silvery-backed Butcher-Bird, Cracticus argenteus
John Gould FRS 1804 – 1881 was an English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife,... more
by John Gould
Title
Silvery-backed Butcher-Bird, Cracticus argenteus
Artist
John Gould
Medium
Drawing - Vintage Illustration
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John Gould FRS 1804 – 1881 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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January 12th, 2022
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