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Cuculus canorus

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Title

Cuculus canorus

Date

1873

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Hart, William Matthew , 1830-1908 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Cuculus canorus -- Common Cuckoo [Cuckoo]

Note

Detailed drawing of young cuckoo ejecting host fledglings from the nest; some changes made for publication.

Extent

Litho transfer tissue, ca. 9 x 11cm, mounted on light drawing paper, ca. 9 x 14 cm. 9 x 14 cm

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Cuculus canorus

Gould number

384

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19796

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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