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Title: Hoopoe -- Upupa epops.
Image ID: 820581
Image ID 820581
Creators: Kretschmer, Robert, 1818-1872, artist
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 19 x 18 cm. (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Hoopoes
Book Illustrations
Notes: Printed on border: "After some consultation among themselves, the hoopoes answered that they would like each bird to be decorated with a golden crown ; and, in spite of Solomon's advice, they persisted in their request, and received their crowns accordingly." Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1885
Barcode Number: 33333159358007
Struc ID: 590116
Source: Animate creation : a popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Birds -- G-J   View All images from Folder

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