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Birds of Great Britain (1862-73) was Gould's pride and joy. In it he fully developed his aesthetic style, and he also introduced nests and young on a large scale (this was his justification for repeating may of the birds previously seen in the Birds of Europe). He anticipated that it would be popular, so produced 750 copies of the work, and he certainly judged his market correctly. These beautifully delineated images are still deservedly popular.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Avocet.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Avocet. (Recurvirostra avocetta.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Brent Goose.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Brent Goose. (Bernicla brenta.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Broad-billed Sandpiper.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Broad-billed Sandpiper. (Limicola pygmaea.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Common Pratincole.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Common Pratincole. (Glareola pratincola.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Cream-coloured Courser.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Cream-coloured Courser. (Cursorius gallicus.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Dotterel.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Dotterel. (Eudromias morinellus.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Dunlin (Winter plumage).

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Dunlin (Winter plumage). (Pelidna cinclus.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Greenshank.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Greenshank. (Glottis canescens.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Grey Phalarope (Summer plumage).

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Grey Phalarope (Summer plumage). (Phalaropus fulicarius.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Grey Phalarope (Winter plumage).

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Grey Phalarope (Winter plumage). (Phalaropus fulicarius.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Grey Plover (Plumage of Winter and young of the year).

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Grey Plover (Plumage of Winter and young of the year). (Squatarola helvetica.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Jack Snipe.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Jack Snipe. (Lymnocryptes gallinula.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Little Button Quail [Andalusian Turnix].

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Little Button Quail [Andalusian Turnix]. (Turnix africanus.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Little Ringed Plover.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Little Ringed Plover. (Aegialitis minor.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Little Stint.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Little Stint. (Actodromas minuta.)

H.C. Richter after J. Gould. Olivaceous Crake.

H.C. Richter after J. Gould.
Olivaceous Crake. (Porzana minuta.)


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