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Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica), Havell plate no. 410; sketch of an insect below bird's beak

Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica), Havell plate no. 410; sketch of an insect below bird's beak
Title
Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica), Havell plate no. 410; sketch of an insect below bird's beak
Date 
1837
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Medium 
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 21 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (55.2 x 40.2 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description