Horned screamer

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Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta).

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Artist

Name:
Unknown

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)

Book

Title:
Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
Author:
Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
Publisher:
Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
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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).

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