Chesnut-back Button Quail (Turnix castanotus)

Knight, Frank

Published by 2021.

About this Item

watercolour on Arches 640gsm paper, 470mm by 365mm, Signed "F. Knight '21 lower right corner [and] vignette watercolour on Arches 640 gsm paper, 250mm by 350mm. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND VIGNETTE from Forshaw, Joseph M. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2023. THE ARTIST: Frank Knight (born 1941) originally worked for CSIRO's Division of Wildlife Research (Canberra) as a technician and illustrator. He is a well established wildlife artist and best known for his technical illustrations of major Australian natural history books. PUBLICATIONS: Pizzey, Graham, Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Sydney: HarperCollins, 1997. Menkhorst, Peter. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Oxford University Press, 2001. Forshaw, Joseph M. Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press, 2006. 36 watercolours Forshaw Joseph M. and Frank Knight. Parrots of the world. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Tyler, Michael. Field guide to the frogs of Australia. Collingwood: CSIRO, 2009. Menkhorst, Peter and Knight, Frank. A field guide to the mammals of Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2001. Seidensticker, John and Susan Lumpkin. Great cats: majestic creatures of the wild. Sydney: Weldon Owen, 1991. Goodrick, G. A guide to Australian waterfowl. Canberra: National Parks and Wildlife Service, [1985]. Ovington, Derrick. Australian endangered species: mammals, birds and reptiles. Sydney: Cassell, 1978. Rich, P. V. and G. F. van Tets, editors. Kadimakara: extinct vertebrates of Australia. Lilydale: Pioneer Design Studio, 1985. Seller Inventory # 44745

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chesnut-back Button Quail (Turnix castanotus)

Publisher: 2021.

Signed: Signed by Author(s)