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Plate II [2] Yellow billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus Carolinensis. Plant Popaw Porceliatriloba: PB 2-2021.1.2

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate II [2] Yellow billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus Carolinensis. Plant Popaw Porceliatriloba

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Lizars, William Home

Categories

Description

Issued in "No, 1" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 4 variants for the plate legend. This appears to be no. 2 but the corrections to the first variant seem to be printed rather than being corrected in manuscript.
Current name: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus).
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1830

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.2
Primary reference Number: 288613
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 June 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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