A species of Sandpiper which Gould found to be very rare in New South Wales in 1839. It was however known in Russia, Siberia, Europe, Japan, Suimatra, India and Borneo at the time.
 
The original letterpress description accompanies this lithograph.
 
Published in The Birds of Australia. 1840-1848.
 
Author. John Gould.
 
Artist. John Gould and Henry Richter.
 
Lithograph. Original hand colour.
 
Paper size. 545 mm x 345 mm.
 
Condition. EXCELLENT.