RICHARD HURST (BRITISH LATE 19TH CENTURY) Study of an Eastern Rosella parrot Signed and dated l.r., 'RICHD HURST 1883' Watercolour over pencil 33.5 x 23.5cm (13 x 9.25in) Footnote: The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a rosella native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island (notably in the northern half of the island and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.