Pteridophora alberti / Paradisaeidae
Graphite on Paper
Paper Size: 9" x 12"
Mat Size: 14" x 18"
Jane's Notes: It may come as no surprise that there was a heated debate about which bird to choose to represent Papua New Guinea’s birds-of-paradise. Ultimately, we chose the King-of-Saxony for its feathery “antenna’s,” a structure found nowhere else in the bird world. I embraced novelty wherever I found it in the mural and had the opportunity to study, in person, a King-of-Saxony specimen from the lab’s collection, allowing me to examine the structure and number of the feather tabs and the colorful inside of its mouth.
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