Common Moorhen

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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).

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Unknown

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Landscape (wider)

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 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a very common bird which inhabits marshes, ponds, lakes, etc. It is also called waterhen, a more apposite name, as it is not ordinarily seen in moorland.

Its plumage is dark, with a white flank stripe and its legs are greenish-yellow, but its most characteristic feature is its red bill with a yellow tip. Thanks to its long toes it can walk on soft mud and floating vegetation. The feet are neither webbed nor lobed, yet the moorhen is a good swimmer.

The caption reads in the original: Gallinula galatea.

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