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Mergus albellus

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Title

Mergus albellus

Date

1862

Contributor

Wolf, Joseph , 1820-1899 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Mergellus albellus -- Smew; harle piette. Alternate name on piece: Mergus albellus [Smew, or nun]

Note

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.

Extent

Full sheet

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Mergus albellus

Gould number

0853a

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19249

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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