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Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus
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Common name: Ring Ouzel

Scientific name: Turdus torquatus

Accession number: 166

Materials: Watercolour on paper

When painted: January, 1837

Inscription on reverse: "Ring Ouzel. Turdus torquatus. Linn. From skins of individuals shot on the Pentland Hills in Mid Lothian. 1. Male, summer of 1836. 2. Female, 1835. 3. Young, August, 1835. Edinburgh. 20th January, 1837. WMcG."

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