Black Brant

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The black brant (Bernicla nigricans), Lawrence.

Artist

Name:: White, George Gorgas
Dates:: ca. 1835-1898
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Bowen, John T.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
Author:: Cassin, John
Publisher:: Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1862
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Description:

View of a black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) standing on the bank of an inlet overgrown with reeds.
The black brant is a goose in the family Anatidae found on the Pacific coast of North America.

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{{cite web | title=Black Brant | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/black-brant/ | author=White, George Gorgas | year=1862 | access-date=December 5, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}