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100 mg Gould Bird Collection Cactus Finch 24K .999 Gold Foil Note

John Gould was a notable ornithologist, and his wife, Elizabeth Gould, produced beautiful, intricate illustrations to supplement his monographs. Working in concert with several lithographers, the Goulds created one of the most extensive collections of ornithological lithographs of the 1800s. John Gould worked closely with Charles Darwin to identify and categorize bird specimens collected during Darwin’s second HMS Beagle expedition to the Galapagos Islands. Gould and Darwin published their discovery of several new species unique to the islands.

The common cactus finch or small cactus finch is a species of bird in the Darwin’s finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it is found on most islands, with the notable exception of Fernandina, Española, Genovesa, Darwin and Wolf.

24K 100mg (0.10 Gram) Note

Other Notes in the Gould Bird Collection:  Saffron-Cowled Blackbird, Galapagos Hawk, Tawny Owl, Darwin’s Rhea