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Which infobox image?

I will soon expand this article, but am currently wondering which image would be appropriate for the taxobox. First, there is a drawing which is thought to be the only life drawing of the animal in existence, but it is not coloured. Then we have a photo of a mounted specimen, but where the most conspicuous feature, the crest, is obscured. And lastly we have various paintings of mounted specimens. In theory, I think the first two would be most appropriate and "accurate", but not as presentable. Any thoughts? FunkMonk (talk) 14:40, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I would go with the life drawing in the taxobox, and sprinkle photos of the mounted specimens throughout the article.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:06, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is the life drawing, by the way. And we only have one photo of a mounted specimen, but plenty of paintings... Hume 2014 suggests that this[1] drawing is simply based on the one here, but I'm not so sure. But my opinion is irrelevant, of course... The two are some of the few images that show a "correct" up and forward directed crest, whereas those of the mounts have been posed in many different, often erroneous, ways. FunkMonk (talk) 22:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

We should still go with the life drawing. The Hume-recommended picture looks too idealized.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:29, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A much better photo of specimens was uploaded to Commons in 2017, which I have now added to the taxobox. There are some problems with the source info, which I hope will be sorted out... FunkMonk (talk) 10:08, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]