Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus.

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Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own "British Ornithology," Walworth, 1812. Graves was a bookseller, publisher, artist, engraver and colorist and worked on botanical and ornithological books.

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Size: 3221px × 5150px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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