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Sterna paradisea

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Description

Drawing depicting: Sturnus paradisaea -- Arctic Tern; Charrán ártico, Sturnus. Alternate name on piece: Sterna paradisea [Roseate tern], Charcoal sketch on tissue, with much indecipherable light pencilling below. The sketch shows only the lower bird, in almost its final position, but with a fish in its mouth. The published plate shows the fish falling between the two fighting birds.

Details
Title
Sterna paradisea
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Sterna paradisea
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1867
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:18418
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18418
Gould 1910
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/7965--Ellis Aves H131
Rights
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