Superb Lyrebird - Museum Specimens

Museum Specimens

John Gould's painting of a male and female pair of Superb Lyrebirds, painted from specimens at the British Museum, has the tail feathers of the male incorrectly displayed.

A specimen of a male Superb Lyrebird, at the American Museum of Natural History, also has the tail feathers displayed incorrectly.

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