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Sterna gracilis

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Description

Drawing depicting: Sterna dougallii gracilis -- Roseate Tern, Charrán rosado, Sterne de Dougall. Alternate name on piece: Sterna gracilis [Graceful tern], Birds well drawn, minor background changes in published plate. (Artist's whimsy: a squadron of sailing ships on the horizon in the drawing.)

Details
Title
Sterna gracilis
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1848
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
image/tiff
Identifier
ku-gould:17950
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/17950
Gould 1495a
Relation
Birds of Australia--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/13056--Ellis Aves H141
Rights
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