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Two Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) birds shown sitting, each with mostly white bodies and black wings, head, and feet. The bird in front has a red-orange and black crest , while the bird in the back has additional black feathers on its head.
Great Crested Grebe
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Great Crested Grebe

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)
Artist Elizabeth Gould (English, 1804 - 1841)
Date1832-1837
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.13
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Visual DescriptionTwo Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) birds shown sitting, each with mostly white bodies and black wings, head, and feet. The bird in front has a red-orange and black crest, while the bird in the back has additional black feathers on its head. Plate 388 from volume V of "Birds of Europe", London, 1832-1837.
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