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100 mg Gould Bird Collection Tawny Owl 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 tawny owl, also called the brown owl, is commonly found in woodlands across Europe to western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. It is a stocky, medium-sized owl, whose underparts are pale with dark streaks, and whose upper body may be either brown or grey.

24K 100mg (0.10 Gram) Note

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