Spotted Eagle

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Spotted eagle.
Aquila nævia, J. F. Gmelin.
Drawn from a living specimen captured near Colchester, Oct. 29th 1891.

Artist

Name:: Thorburn, Archibald
Dates:: 1860-1935
Country:: UK

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:: Powys, Thomas 4th Baron Lilford (issued by)
Publisher:: London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897
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Description:

The greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) is a migratory bird of prey that lives in forests and near wet areas such as swamps and marshes. It breeds from eastern Europe eastward to Russia and as far as China. It feeds mostly on small mammals.

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