Scoter or black diver, Melanitta nigra.
Scoter, black diver, Anas nigra, Melanitta nigra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Graves from "British Ornithology" 1811. Graves was a bookseller, publisher, artist, engraver and colorist and worked on botanical and ornithological books.
Size: 3165px × 5128px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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