LONG-TAILED FANTAIL RHIPIDURA OPISTHERYTHRA

LONG-TAILED FANTAIL RHIPIDURA OPISTHERYTHRA

£135

The Long-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura opistherythra) is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

A Gould/Hart Lithograph from Birds of Asia,Birds of New Guinea & Birds of Great Britain.Though Gould himself sketched most of his plates, other artists such as his wife Elizabeth, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf, William Hart and Henry C. Richter finished them. Gould's plates are highly esteemed for their composition, accurate detail, and coloring.Superb original hand colour.Excellent condition.