Haematopus palliatus, American oystercatcher
Plate 85, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby.
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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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