The Birds of Australia is an illustrated book depicting Australian birds. It comprises six parts (often bound as three volumes) of 303 full-page, folio-sized, chromolithographed illustrations of over 700 species of Australian birds, with accompanying descriptive text. It was authored by Gracius Joseph Broinowski of Sydney, Australia and published in the early 1890s.[1]
| Author | Gracius J. Broinowski |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gracius J. Broinowski |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Australian birds |
| Genre | Fine illustrated book |
| Publisher | Charles Stuart & Co: Melbourne |
Publication date | 1890-1891 |
| Media type | Print with chromolithographic plates |
In 1987, 37 of Broinowski's illustrations were reproduced by the Broinowski Publishing Co of Perth, Western Australia in a limited edition of 850 numbered copies:
- Birds Of Australia. Gracius Joseph Broinowski. A Selection of his Finest Lithographs 1887-1891. ISBN 0-949169-09-9
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Whittell (1954).
Sources edit
- Whittell, Hubert Massey (1954). The Literature of Australian Birds. Perth: Paterson Brokensha. p. 78.
External links edit
- A scanned version of The Birds of Australia can be found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library [1]
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