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Ardea 2 1/4 less Nat[ura]l Size [Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)]

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Date

[ca 1790]

Artist

George Raper (1769-1796)

Collective Title

Raper, George, 1769-1797: Birds of Australia and South Seas. Original drawings 1788-90. From E. Cane

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22472679

Description

Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra). A frontal depiction of specimen showing a horseshoe-shaped grey patch on its breast, and yellow legs, standing on a rock in water.

Bird said to belong to the Jabiru or stork family, by Mr J L Moore, a visitor to the Library in 1999.

Title supplied by Library incorporating transcription from item. Former title - Reef heron (Demigretta sacra)

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Australia

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Tags

Birds

Category

Glossary
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