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Acanthyllis caudacuta, Lath.
Artist
- Name:
- Keulemans, John Gerrard
- Dates:
- 1842-1912
- Country:
- Netherlands
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Engraver:
- Keulemans, John Gerrard
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Powys, Thomas 4th Baron Lilford (issued by)
- Publisher:
- London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Also known as white-throated needletail, or spine-tailed swift, the needle-tailed swift (Hirundapus caudacutus) is a migratory bird in the family Apodidae. In the summer, it breeds in the mountainous region of Central Asia and is rarely seen in western Europe. It is the fastest bird in flapping flight.
Keywords: 19th century, Apodidae, bird, color, Coloured figures of the birds..., reference book, Victorian