Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), 18th-century artwork. This kingfisher-like bird is native to eastern Australia. This 1789 illustration, by

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Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), 18th-century artwork. This kingfisher-like bird is native to eastern Australia. This 1789 illustration, by British naval officer and artist George Raper (1769-1797), is drawing 57 from the Natural History Museum's Raper Collection.

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Size: 2419px × 3611px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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