Anas Americanus Lato Rostro

by Mark Catesby

$1,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine image from Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, the most famous colour-plate book of American plant and animal life...a fundamental and original work for the study of American species Hunt . Also known as the spoonbill, the northern shoveler is commonly found in the Virginia and the Carolinas during the winter season. The shape of their distinct spatula-like bill enables them to feed on small aquatic animals and plants both

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