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Actochelidon cantiaca

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Title

Actochelidon cantiaca

Date

1872

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Sturnus sandvicensis -- Sandwich Tern; Charrán de SandwichSandwich Tern. Alternate name on piece: Actochelidon cantiaca [Sandwich tern]

Note

Drawing on tissue. Apparently based on Gould 1904, the male has been redrawn with a slightly larger head. The female's beak is closed but, although she is not feeding chicks (See Gould 1904) still in the lowered position. In the published plate the female's head is lifted, and the beak is open.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1905

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18423

Call number

Ellis Aves H131

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

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

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