Antique Bird Print of an Aracari Toucan and an Australian Magpie Bird, ca.1830

Reference
JAK-1121
Date
1830
Region
Australia & Oceania
Category
Natural History Print
Sheet size
23.0 x 14.0 cm (9.1 x 5.5 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 130

Plate 128: '1. Le Grigri - 2. Le Cassican.' (1. Black-necked Aracari - 2. Australian Magpie). This print originates from 'Oeuvres completes, - suivies de ses continuateurs Daubenton, Lacepede, Cuvier, Dumeril, Poiret, Lesson et Geoffreoy-St-Hilaire; seule edition complete avec figures coloriees.', by Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, published 1828-1833 Bruxelles, chez Th. Lejeune, Libraire-editeurs.

An aracari or araçari is any of the medium-sized toucans that, together with the saffron toucanet, make up the genus Pteroglossus. They are brightly plumaged and have enormous, contrastingly patterned bills. These birds are residents in forests and woodlands in the Neotropics.

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