Elizabeth Gould and The Birds of Australia.

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1 Elizabeth Gould and The Birds of Australia

2 Portrait of John Gould 1849 by T.H. Maguire (1821–1895) lithograph; 29.3 x 24 cm wikimedia commons Elizabeth Gould. Courtesy of a private collection National Library of Australia

3 Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae
By Edward Lear Macrocercus araconga (now Ara macoa) or red & yellow macaw. Wikimedia Commons

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5 Buceros cavatus (Great Indian hornbill, now Buceros cavatus) A Century of Birds of the Himalayas 1831-2 By Elizabeth Gould Wikimedia Commons

6 View of the Governor’s Retreat.
By Joseph Lycett Aquatint etching c. 1825 Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts

7 Portrait of John Gould c1838 – 40 By Henry Williams    TMAG AG5719

8 Elizabeth Gould’s sketchbook Mitchell Library

9 Malurus longicaudus (Blue Wren) Birds of Australia, Vol V pl. J & E Gould del et lith. National Library of Australia

10 Crescent Honeyeater c. 1838 by Elizabeth Gould In watercolour and pencil From the Crowther Collection. Library of Tasmania

11 Euphema aurantia Orange bellied parrot Birds of Australia, Vol V, pl.39 J & E Gould del et lith National Library of Australia

12 Acanthiza ewingii (Tasmanian thornbill) Birds of Australia, Vol lll, pl.55 J.Gould & H.C.Richter del et lith. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts. Library of Tasmania

13 Platycercus flaviventris
(Green rosella now Platycercus calidonicus) Birds of Australia Vol V pl.24 J.Gould & H.C.Richter del et lith. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts. Library of Tasmania

14 Anthochaera inauris (yellow wattlebird now Anthochaera paradoxa) Birds of Australia Vol lV, pl.54 J.Gould & H.C.Richter del et lith Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts Library of Tasmania

15 Amadina gouldiae (Gouldian finch) Birds of Australia J.Gould & H.C.Richter del et lith National Library of Australia

16 Elizabeth Gould Courtesy of private collection Image: National Library of Australia