Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own "Natural History of British Birds" (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

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Size: 4139px × 6690px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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