John Gould (1804-1881), Thalassidroma Leachii [Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel] John Gould and potentially make colonial administrators

and potentially make colonial administrators financially independent of the annoying provincial Assembly

as we have made known the female and the young of this last species

Bibliothèque Eugène de Beauharnais

independence in 1836

also known as Couroupita guianensis

John Gould (1804-1881), Thalassidroma Leachii [Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel] John Gould and potentially make colonial administratorsJohn Gould (1804 1881) Thalassidroma Leachii [Fork tailed Storm Petrel] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe"