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"New-Holland Crimson-billed Gull"

Artist: Watling, Thomas
Created: [between 1792 and 1797]
Dimensions: 19.2 x 18.6 cm
Reference: Watling Drawing - no. 346

 

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Bird in profile, facing to the left. it is depicted standing on green and brown vegetation against a plain background. The upper parts of the bird are blue-grey with a paler rump and black wing tips. The underparts are white overlaid with pale brown-grey. The drawing is framed by a pencil border and annotated in ink and pencil.

 

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