Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) | Coucou shikra

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Bird with a grey face, erect orange feathers around the head, white front with black marks, brown feathers edged with orange on the back and wings, with longer pointed wing feathers underneath, and a grey, black, and orange barred tail; stands facing right but looking left.
Bird with a grey face, erect orange feathers around the head, white front with black marks, brown feathers edged with orange on the back and wings, with longer pointed wing feathers underneath, and a grey, black, and orange barred tail; stands facing right but looking left.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
Common Hawk Cuckoo, juvenile | Coucou shikra juvénile
Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 35.2 x 50.8 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 35,2 x 50,8 cm
Date range:
[1801-1807] | [1801 à 1807]
Shelfmark:
Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spécialisées, CA RBD Gwillim-1-080
Rights:
Public domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | Domaine public : https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/deed.fr
Relation:
archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/common-hawk-cuckoo-cuculus-varius
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