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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. This appears to be a draft which was changed extensively for publication (see Gould 1905). The male has its head erect while the female has its head down feeding its young; the female's head position seems to have been derived from Sterna hirundo (Birds of Asia V: 70).

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1904

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18424

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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