King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-col

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King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis). Illustration from John James Audubon's 'Birds of America', original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint.

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Size: 5348px × 3268px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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