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Title: Harpy eagle.
Image ID: 820526
Image ID 820526
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 17 x 13 cm. (6 3/4 x 5 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Eagles
Book Illustrations
Harpy Eagle
Notes: Printed on border: "Harpyia destructor, Cuvier." "This noble bird, the most magnificent of the eagle tribe, is distinguished from the other eagles, by the shortness of its wings, the extreme robustness of its legs, and the more than ordinary curvature of its beak and talons." Foxing on image.
Date Published: 1852
Barcode Number: 33333159364922
Struc ID: 589490
Source: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Birds -- eagle   View All images from Folder

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