Edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus, and nest of saliva, used in bird's-nest soup. (Esculent swallow, Hirundo esculenta.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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