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Mergus albellus

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Description

Drawing depicting: Mergellus albellus -- Smew; harle piette. Alternate name on piece: Mergus albellus [Smew, or nun], Not a layout; quickly drawn sketches of positions and markings--six over-sized birds packed into a more or less symmetrical "composition." Title in pencil by Sotheran, bookseller.

Details
Title
Mergus albellus
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Mergus albellus
Contributor
Wolf, Joseph , 1820-1899 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1862
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
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Identifier
ku-gould:19249
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19249
Gould 0853a
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/8101--Ellis Aves H131
Rights
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