How can a hand-drawn image capture the tiny details of a belted kingfisher's feathering? An illustrator's steady hand and eye for detail are essential. And so are systematic standards for colors and color nomenclature. These are drawings from ornithologist Robert Ridgway's personal papers. His color studies and systematic approach for naming species and coloring has influenced zoology in North America and internationally.
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How can a hand-drawn image capture the tiny details of a belted kingfisher's feathering? An illustrator's steady hand and eye for detail are essential. And so are systematic standards for colors and color nomenclature. These are drawings from ornithologist Robert Ridgway's personal papers. His color studies and systematic approach for naming species and coloring has influenced zoology in North America and internationally.
Help us transcribe this box of drawings using these special instructions below.
When transcribing these drawings, begin with the number on the backing paper. It is usually in the upper left hand corner. Then go on to identify the images and the text on their pieces of paper, one image at a time. For example:
56
[[image: center]]
12053
Nyetali acadia
Fort Tejon Cal.
John Xantus
[[image: middle right]]
12053
[[image: lower left]]
12053
In several cases, one or more pieces of paper may obscure an image. We have included images with the papers on top rolled back so the full bottom image can be seen. When this happens, identify it like this: [[image: center, partially obscured]] or [[image: middle right, rolled back]].
