Long-tailed paradise whydah
B. Corbett
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
Unknown
Materials
Display case with taxidermy Long-Tailed Paradise Whydah
Measurements
286 x 243 x 122 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584268
Summary
A stuffed Long-Tailed Paradise Whydah (a type of widow bird) which is indigenous to Africa, in display case.
Provenance
Given with the property to The National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt. [1870 - 1958].
Marks and inscriptions
Back of display case - center: Square brown label - printed in black ink - B Corbett, Animal & Bird Preserver, 2 John Street, Oxford Street Front of display case bottom left: Small brown rectangle label - The Widow bird. (Vidua paradisaea) indigenous to Africa
Makers and roles
B. Corbett, taxidermist