Summary
This original watercolour and pencil illustration of a Laughing Kookaburra pair, Dacelo novaeguineae, by Neville HP Cayley, 1892, depicts an adult feeding its young at the entrance to a tree hollow.
Cayley, the father of the acclaimed Australian artist Neville William Cayley, was one of the best known Australia bird artists in the late nineteenth century. He was the artist prefered by the hunting fraternity as he often painted game birds. However, he is most notably remembered for his contributions to scientific papers and publications such as North's 'Nests and Eggs of Birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania' (1889).
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Collecting Areas
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Artist
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Medium
Watercolour
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Drawing Number
B
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State
Original painting
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Primary Inscriptions
Verso: '10 guineas'
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Preferred Common name
Laughing Kookaburra
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
novaeguineae
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Framed
648 mm (Width), 848 mm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
470 mm (Width), 590 mm (Height)
Scientific Illustration - overall dimension
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Maximum dimensions
467 mm (Width), 589 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
