Antique print, hand coloured engraving from 1834. Titled, the Bronzed Cock, Galus Aeneus. This print is Plate 9. The bronze-tailed cock refers to a peacock-pheasant from Sumatra; males boast longer tails and leg spurs. The print was published as part of the Naturalist Library by Sir William Jardine, published by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh. The prints are approximately 10 by 17 cm’s ( 4 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches). The print is in very good condition, paper will show ageing, print is to edge of page, some perforations and creasing left edge, please see pictures.
