Purple finches (Carpodacus purpureus). Three birds on a branch. Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant fo

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Purple finches (Carpodacus purpureus). Three birds on a branch. Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint.

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Size: 3657px × 4778px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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