1) Merops Bicolor [Rufous-crowned Bee-eater]; 2) Merops Sumatranus [Blue-throated Bee-eater]

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Author: Tweeddale, Arthur Hay / Marquis of, also called Walden [author] / Smit, Joseph [artist] / Keulemans, John Gerrard [artist]

Publisher: Zoological Society in London.

Year: 1875

Size: 31 x 24.5 cm

Reference: Nissen IVB, 418 under A. Hay; Nissen Vogelbuecher, 419; Sitwell-B. 149; Anker 513; BM Natural History, 804. Zimmer 293; Wood 605.

Description

original hand-colour lithograph.

RARE from “A List of the Birds known to inhabit the Philippine Archipelago”. As Transactions of the Zoological Society. Later re-issued as “The Ornithological Works”, by his widow, together with other essays.

Condition

with small paper loss and burn marks along margins, barely affecting plate, with slight smudges and water stains. Condition considered when priced.

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