Friday, October 4, 2013

Green Ground Parrot






The pages above are from the first book devoted exclusively to parrots in captivity.  

Greene, W.T. (1883). Parrots in Captivity. London: George Bell and Sons. The book has been digitized by the National Library of Australia.

At that time, Australia was a geographical rather than a political label and did not include the island of Tasmania. The New Zealand version is the Kakapo which has now been classified into a separate genus. Australian Ground Parrots are now known to be neither insectivorous nor eaters of tubers.

The illustrations are chromoxylographs - wood-engraved plates, colour printed and hand finished, by Benjamin Fawcett. The original drawings were by A.F. Lyndon.

The last paragraph (below) in the section on the Green Ground Parrot expresses a sentiment that seems a little strange nowadays or perhaps it is just the way it is put.
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1 comment:

  1. A lot of men - Jeff Pinder, Jim Creighton, Graham, Michael, Jason plus more are out at CANP from Monday 7th to maybe Friday 11th or Saturday 12th October. Bet they are busy searching for the wgp. Chris

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