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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) is a south American bird in the family Anhimidae. It lives in wetlands and marshes, and derives its name from the thin spike on its forehead.
The caption reads in the original French: Kamichi cornu (Palamedea cornuta).
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, Americas, Anhimidae, bird, black & white, reference book, South America
