Dr Anton Reichenow (1847 -
1941) was a German
ornithologist. Reichenow
worked at the Humboldt Museum
from 1874 to 1921. He was an
expert on African birds,
making a collecting expedition
to West Africa in 1872 and
1873. He was editor of the
Journal für Ornithologie from
1894 to 1921.
These prints are from a work
by Reichenow and were drawn by
Gustav Mützel (1839-1893), the
famous wild life artist. The
parrots are organized on the
prints by family, and
illustrate all the species
then known from Australia, New
Guinea, Asia, Philippines,
Africa and America.
