Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cactua moluccensis), 19th-century artwork. The plant is Erythrina arborescens. This artwork is LS Plate 24 from the John Reev

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Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cactua moluccensis), 19th-century artwork. The plant is Erythrina arborescens. This artwork is LS Plate 24 from the John Reeves Collection of botanical and zoological drawings from Canton, China. John Reeves (1774-1856) was a British naturalist and artist who travelled in China while working for the British East India Company. The drawings date from the period 1812 to 1831. The collection is held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.

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Size: 3225px × 2710px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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