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Mergus castor

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Title

Mergus castor

Date

1866

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Mergus merganser -- Common Merganser; grand harle, Mergo mayor. Alternate name on piece: Mergus castor [Goosander]

Note

"Drawing of specimen / sent from ?Summerleyton 10th Feby 60 / when it was caught in the decoy / weight 3 lbs 3 oz"; layout completely altered in published plate, with main bird relegated to secondary role.

Extent

Full sheet, 2 corners torn off

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration

Gould number

304

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19876

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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