Taxidermy: A Victorian Display of Tropical Birds Native to South America

Taxidermy: A Victorian Display of Tropical Birds Native to South America and Australasia, circa 1857-1870, by A. Grinnoneau, Bird & Animal Preserver, 12 Cambridge Road, Mile End, Taxidermy: A Victorian Display of Tropical Birds Native to South America and Australasia, circa 1857-1870, by A. Grinnoneau, Bird & Animal Preserver, 12 Cambridge Road, Mile End, a typical colourful and vibrant display of tropical birds, to include -Black-collared Jay, Swallow Tanager, Spangled Cotinga, Guianan Cotinga, Pompadour Continga male and female, Fairy-bluebird, White-winged Cotinga, Yellow-winged Cacique, Spotted Laughingthrush, Palmchat, Purple-breasted Cotinga, Bare-throated Bellbird, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Golden Oriole, Rufous Sibia, Green-and-black Fruiteater, Australian Logrunner, Little Shrikethrush, etc, all mounted upon and around a centrally positioned tree, amidst natural grasses, ferns and fauna, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within a typical period ebonised single-glass display case, 71cm by 27.5cm by 74.5cm, taxidermist's barely legible trade label to verso

Estimate:£1,000

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