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Sterna gracilis

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Title

Sterna gracilis

Date

1848

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Sterna dougallii gracilis -- Roseate Tern, Charrán rosado, Sterne de Dougall. Alternate name on piece: Sterna gracilis [Graceful tern]

Note

Birds well drawn, minor background changes in published plate. (Artist's whimsy: a squadron of sailing ships on the horizon in the drawing.)

Extent

Leaf made up to standard size by added paper strip.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1495a

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/17950

Call number

Ellis Aves H141

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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