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Rare Books and Special Collections Birds in art -- Early works to 1800 With digital objects
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Common Heron

Drawing of a Gray Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia].

Collins, Charles

Eastern Green Heron

Drawing of a Green Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Northern South America].

Collins, Charles

Least Bittern

Drawing of a Least Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and tropical South America].

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Cattle Egret

Drawing of a Cattle Egret from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Pinnated Bittern

Drawing of a Pinnated Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and marshy tropical South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Bittern

Drawing of a Great Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Green Kingfisher

Drawing of a Green Kingfisher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Bar-tailed Godwit, female

Drawing of a female Bar-tailed Godwit from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Coast of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and North America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Grey Phalarope

Drawing of a pair of Red-necked Phalaropes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, the Pacific coast of South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Ruff [male] & [female]

Drawing of a male and female Ruff from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia].

Collins, Charles

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