Palm or goliath cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus

Palm or goliath cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus, and eastern ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croix's Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Guyard, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History

1780 1845 1780-1845 1816 1830 1816-1830 Aterrimus Cockatoo Dictionary Dumont Goliath Guyard Jean Francois Jean-francois Josephines Levrault Parrot Pretre Probosciger Sainte Croixs Sainte-croixs Stipple Turpin

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