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Glottis canescens

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Drawing depicting: Tringa nebularia -- Common Greenshank. Alternate name on piece: Glottis canescens [Greenshank], Loosely finished layout painting; 2 diagrams of wing detail in margins; 3 notes on form; at head of sheet: "many Green Shanks [?] Sittingbourne in Kent about 6th of August 62 two of which I had fresh cooked . . . [weights of birds] . . . See skins"; "Time enough not allowed" (Richter?), " "Killed in Kent August 62," "see manuscript"; at foot of sheet:: "Rees," "2/2/-" (Sotheran price).

Details
Title
Glottis canescens
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1869
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:18990
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/18990
Gould 1093
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/8411--Ellis Aves H131
Rights
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