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For we are holding some library tours for & Patrons, getting up close to our including these Edward Lear plates in two books "Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae" & "Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley Hall"

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2022-04-23

that nonsense poet Edward Lear was also an incredibly talented artist? No? Then please take a moment to enjoy these images from his 1832 book ‘Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots’. Happy

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2021-10-07

We could not miss the opportunity to share some Edward Lear parrots for - celebrated yesterday. Lear had permission to illustrate animals in the Parrot House & published these lithographs in 1832 as "Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae,..."🦜

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2021-06-01

Hoy es de
Ñanday (cabeza negra), Calancate Ala Roja (hombros rojos), Catita Chirirí (hombros amarillos) y Chiripepé Cabeza Verde. Psittácidos que podés ver en Buenos Aires, pero que en realidad son nativos del norte y los vemos acá debido al mascotismo.

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2020-10-22

Historical babe alert

J.J. Halley was a reverend and ornithologist who, while living in Ballarat, published 'A monograph of the Psittacidae or parrot family of Australia' (1871)

Only one part was published due to a lack of subscribers & only four copies are known to exist today

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2020-05-07

Live cockatiels had reached London by 1830. Edward Lear included this painting in his 1832 monograph “Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots”. The note says the birds were in the possession of the Countess of Mountcharles. Pic via

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2019-09-26

We're keeping in a tropical frame of mind, so today we present these gregarious parrot-like birds, the only two species of Psittacidae that were native to the United States. These come from Rex Brasher's 'Birds and Trees of North America." https://t.co/Z7whEdwHNc

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2019-03-01