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Sterna hirundo

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Title

Sterna hirundo

Date

1865

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Sturnus hirundo pierregarin -- Common Tern; Charrán común, Sturnus. Alternate name on piece: Sterna hirundo [Common tern]

Note

Drawing on tissue, of the chicks only, as in the plate cited. Marks of tracing.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Sterna hirundo

Gould number

1629

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18693

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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