Amazonian Motmot

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Male Amazonian motmot on a cluster of palm fruit.

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Artist

Name:
Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore
Dates:
179?-1855
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Lithograph
Lithographer:
Callier, Jean Étienne Joseph
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Natural History Museum Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Oiseaux brillans du Brésil
Author:
Descourtilz, Jean Théodore
Publisher:
Paris: 1834
Open Library:
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Description:

Plate showing an Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota), a tropical bird in the family Momotidae found in the Amazonian forest and seen here on the branch of a palm tree.

The caption reads in the original French: Momot Houtou mâle, sur une portion de régime ou grappe de fruits du Palmiste.

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