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ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT HIGH DPI RESOLUTION, PLEASE EMAIL FOR INFO. Exquisite circa 1860s Hand Colored Engraving - Antique Art Print BIRDS CLOSE UP ABOVE SHOWING PART OF THE PRINT - TO SHOW NICE DETAIL OF THE HAND COLOURED ENGRAVING Order: Accipitres Genera: Genera. Vultur Sarcorhamphus. Neophron Family: Vulturidae Vultur Monachus. Arabian Vulture - Neophron Percnopterus. Egyptian Vulture - Sarcorhamphus Papa. King Vulture ARTIST: WITHERS - ENGRAVER: J. W. LOWRY FROM THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY c. 1860 - BY SIR JOHN RICHARDSON, AUTHOR OF THE FAUNA BOREALI AMERICANA, ARCTIC SEARCH AFTER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - WILLIAM S. DALLAS, CURATOR OF YORK MUSEUM: AUTHOR OF TREATISE ON ZOOLOGY, ELEMENTS OF ENTOMOLOGY - T. SPENCER COBBOLD, EMERITUS CURATOR OF ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND FORMERLY LECTURER ON BOTANY, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, LONDON - WILLIAM BAIRD, AUTHOR OF NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH ENTOMOSTRACA; CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES, &C. - ADAM WHITE, AUTHOR OF POPULAR TREATISES ON ZOOLOGY, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, &C. - CURATORS IN THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls. Vulture are any of various large birds of prey of the New World family Cathartidae or of the Old World family Accipitridae, characteristically having dark plumage and a featherless head and neck and generally feeding on carrion. Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches (18 x 26.5 cm) CONDITION: Suitable browning from age with mild spotting & soiling otherwise still in Very Good Condition. Images are sharp and clear with beautiful detail and in Very Good Condition. Blank on Reverse side. Printed on heavier paper. This exquisite engraving would look lovely framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. We do have more than 1 in stock of some of these so the image shown may be a stock photo, so please do contact US with any concerns about condition. We will also let you know if there's any major defect before shipping. N° de ref. del artículo 5410
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