Louis Wain Fact #74:
Wain assisted in the discovery of a new subspecies of tit bird in the pine woods of County Sligo, Ireland. The Irish Coal Tit (Periparus Ater Hibernicus) was discerned from the British variant by noted ornithologist Collingwood Ingram, a close friend of Wain by a yellow tinge on its cheeks and underside. Wain helped deliver specimens to the press to have it formally identified.
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61. THE MASTER OF CAT COLLEGE
Bodycolour
10 1/4" x 14 1/2"
Illustrated: Louis Wain's Cats, Michael Parkin 1983
(NOTE: This piece was previously named "Botanist Cat" on this site. No source has been given for this title)