Surfbird (Aphriza virgata). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1835-1838), hand-coloured aquat

---

Surfbird (Aphriza virgata). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1835-1838), hand-coloured aquatint.

---

Size: 3801px × 4597px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1800s, 19th, air, america, american, aphriza, aquatint, artwork, audubon, audubons, background, biological, biology, bird, birdlife, birds, century, coloured, cream, engraving, flying, hand, historic, history, illustration, james, john, mid, natural, nature, ornithological, ornithology, pair, print, sea, seabird, study, surfbird, virgata, wild, wildlife, zoological, zoology