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Crex pratensis

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Drawing depicting: Crex crex -- Corn Crake. Alternate name on piece: Crex pratensis [Land-rail, or corn crake], Highly finished color rendering of chick; "One day old Land Rail. Mr. Dodd. June 22nd 54"; identification with plate unlikely, since the plate chicks are more mature and have different coloring.

Details
Title
Crex pratensis
Subject
Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Contributor
Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)
Date
1863
Type
StillImage
Format
electronic
image/tiff
Identifier
ku-gould:19798
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19798
Gould 382
Relation
Birds of Great Britain--https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/8279--Ellis Aves H131
Rights
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