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Skeletons of eight species of bird including a pigeon hawk (merlin), a barn owl, a woodpecker, a maccaw and an ostrich (?) Line engraving, 1830/1870?
Wellcome Collection

Skeletons of eight species of bird including a pigeon hawk (merlin), a barn owl, a woodpecker, a maccaw and an ostrich (?) Line engraving, 1830/1870?

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Skeletons ; Comparative view of the skeletons of birds ; 1. Merlin ; 2. Barn owl ; 3. Woodpecker ; 4. Maccaw. Bears number: Pl. 3.

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