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Series Title: The Birds of Great Britain

Cuculus Canorus

1873

John Gould

(British, 1804–1881)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
Given in memory of Charles and Margaret Williams by Wesley and Janet Williams 1976.144
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A lithograph features a nest atop gray-tan rocky outcroppings surrounded by pink heather. Centrally, a large pink featherless chick pushes a smaller nestling from the twiggy nest. To the right and below, two other pink chicks lie on the rocks near a broken shell. Behind the nest, a brown-striped bird watches. Pale blue hills fill the background. Text at the bottom reads CUCULUS CANORUS.

Cuculus Canorus

1873

John Gould

(British, 1804–1881)
England, 19th century

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