File:The American Coot PLATE CCCV.— Male.jpg

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Author
John James Audubon  (1785–1851)  wikidata:Q182882 s:en:Author:John James Audubon q:en:John James Audubon
 
John James Audubon
Alternative names
Birth name: Jean-Jacques-Fougère Audubon
Description American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter and painter
Date of birth/death 26 April 1785 Edit this at Wikidata 27 January 1851 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Les Cayes (Haiti) New York City
Work location
Louisville, New Orleans, New York City, Florida
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creator QS:P170,Q182882
Description
English: Plate CCCV.— Male. The American Coot Fulica americana

"The male, from which I drew the figure in the plate, was procured at General Hernandez's, in East Florida, and was among the best of about thirty shot on one of my excursions there."

Ornothological Biography, Or, An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America: Accompanied by Descriptions of the Objects Represented in the Work Entitled, The Birds of America, and Interspersed with Delineations of American Scenery and Manners, Volume 3 Page 294
Date 1842
date QS:P571,+1842-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer The Birds of America https://archive.org/stream/birdsofamericafr05audu#page/n191/mode/2up/search/coot


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