Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand

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Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint.

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Size: 5486px × 3186px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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