O'u honeycreeper (Psittirostra psittacea), 18th-century artwork. This bird, which may be extinct, is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. This watercolour

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O'u honeycreeper (Psittirostra psittacea), 18th-century artwork. This bird, which may be extinct, is endemic to the Hawaiian islands. This watercolour, by British artist William Wade Ellis (1751-1785), is from a collection of sketches of mammals, birds and fish made on Captain James Cook's third voyage of exploration (1776-1780). The artwork is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.

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Size: 2459px × 3553px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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