T. W. Wood

T. W. Wood
"Racquet-tailed Kingfisher" in The Malay Archipelago
Born	Thomas Wood Summer 1839 Marylebone, London
Nationality	English
Known for	zoological illustration
Notable work	Illustrations in The Malay Archipelago, The Descent of Man
Patron(s)	Wallace, Darwin, Tegetmeier

T. W. Wood (born Thomas Wood, summer 1839 – c. 1910^[a]) was an English zoological illustrator responsible for the accurate drawings in major nineteenth century works of natural history including Darwin's The Descent of Man and Wallace's The Malay Archipelago. He studied the courtship display behaviour of pheasants, observing them closely and publishing the first description of the double-banded argus pheasant. He illustrated many books, often of birds but also of moths and mammals.
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