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Falco subbuteo, Linn.
Artist
- Name:
- Keulemans, John Gerrard
- Dates:
- 1842-1912
- Country:
- Netherlands
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Lithographer:
- Greve, Wilhelm
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands, vol. 1
- Author(s):
- Powys, Thomas 4th Baron Lilford (issued by)
- Publisher:
- London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a migratory bird wintering in Africa or southern Asia. It lives in open, yet wooded areas, as it needs to nest in trees. It feeds mostly on insects.
Keywords: 19th century, bird, color, Coloured figures of the birds..., Falconidae, raptor, reference book, Victorian
