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Plectrophanes nivalis

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Title

Plectrophanes nivalis

Date

1868

Contributor

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

Description

Drawing depicting: Plectrophenax nivalis -- bruant des neiges; Snow Bunting. Alternate name on piece: Plectrophanes nivalis [Snow-bunting, or snowflake]

Note

Drawing on tissue. Extensively changed for publication: head of nale bird moved, young bird in foreground moved to background, 2 nestlings omitted, background developed.

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

1625

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18697

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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