Finches. Onychospiza and Montifringilla (Pyrgilauda) ruficollis. Rowley lithograph c1877.

by Rowley, George Dawson

Koko-nor Steppes of China and Northern Tibet birds. Antique print c1877.

Antique print of Onychospiza Taczanowskii, Przew. (below) and Montifrincilla (Pyrcilauda) ruficollis, Blanf. (above). Original hand-coloured lithograph circa 1877 for naturalist George Dawson Rowley’s Ornithological Miscellany published in London circa 1875-1878.

It's a very pretty lithograph of these rarely illustrated birds. There are a few soiling spots on this page but otherwise it is in fine condition. Page size: 315 x 245mm (12 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches)