Large bird eggs: elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus (extinct) 1,2, ostrich, Struthio camelus 3, southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius 4, Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 5, bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus 6, white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla 7, Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus 8, Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula 9, song thrush, Turdus philomelos 10, ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus 11, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857.

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Size: 4148px × 5435px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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