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Title: Oven-bird, Furnárius fuliginósus.
Image ID: 821033
Image ID 821033
Creators: Dalziel Brothers, engraver
Coleman, W., artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 22 x 15 cm. (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Birds' Eggs & Nests
Book Illustrations
Furnarius
Furnarius -- Nests
Notes: Printed on border: "The ove-bird derive their name from the peculiar form of their nests. / The edifice, for it fully deserves that name, is of considerable dimensions when compared with the small size of its architect, and is built in the shape of a dome, the entrance being on one side, so as to present a decided resemblance to an ordinary oven. The walls of the nest are fully an inch in thickness, and the materials of which the structure is composed are clay, grass, and various kinds of vegetable substances, …" Includes additional text.
Alternate Title: Ovenbird, Furnárius fuliginósus.
Date Published: 1883
Barcode Number: 33333159360888
Struc ID: 591350
Source: New illustrated natural history.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Birds -- O-P   View All images from Folder

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