| Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions and identification by researcher.; Part of collection: Watercolours for plates for an unpublished book on Australian birds by Gregory M. Mathews.; Inscriptions: "Lilian Medland"--In ink lower right; "Plate J1"--In ink on verso; "1/8 nat. size. Rec. 4th May 1938"--In ink on verso.; Condition: Yellowing.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6183670. Paintings on card covered by transparent paper with traced and numbered outline of each bird. 1. Macronectes giganteus (Current names: Macronectes giganteus, Southern Giant-Petrel) 2. Macronectes giganteus white [form] (Current names: Macronectes giganteus, Southern Giant-Petrel) 3. Thalassarche chlororhynchus (Current names: Thalassarche chlororhynchos, Yellow-nosed Albatross) 4. Thalassarche chrysostoma (Current names: Thalassarche chrysostoma, Grey-headed Albatross) 5. Thalassarche melanophris (Current names: Thalassarche melanophris, Black-browed Albatross) 6. Phoebetria palpebrata (Current names: Phoebetria palpebrata, Light-mantled Sooty Albatross) 7. Phoebetria fusca (Current names: Phoebetria fusca, Sooty Albatross) 8. Diomedella cauta (Current names: Thalassarche cauta, Shy Albatross) 9. Diomedella cauta (Current names: Thalassarche cauta, Shy Albatross) 10. Diomedea exulans (Current names: Diomedea exulans, Wandering Albatross) 11. Diomedea exulans (Current names: Diomedea exulans, Wandering Albatross) 12. Diomedea chionoptera (Current names: Diomedea exulans, Wandering Albatross). Identification key on verso.
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