‘Machaerhamphus alcinus’
Date
1848-1852
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Dimensions
height (page): 355mm
width (page): 265mm
width (page): 265mm
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Description
Ornithological studies of the Bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus), a raptor native to South-east Asia. The main illustration is supplemented by figures of the head and bill, foot and wing feathers.
Plate from the paper ‘Beschrijving van eenen nieuwen roofvogel, Machaerhamphus alcinus’, by G.F. Westerman published in the journal Bijdragen tot de dierkunde. Deel 1. (Amsterdam, M. Westerman & Zoon, 1848-1854).
Inscribed below: ‘MACHAERHAMPHUS ALCINUS’.
Gerardus Frederik Westerman (1807-1890) was a Dutch zoologist.
Plate from the paper ‘Beschrijving van eenen nieuwen roofvogel, Machaerhamphus alcinus’, by G.F. Westerman published in the journal Bijdragen tot de dierkunde. Deel 1. (Amsterdam, M. Westerman & Zoon, 1848-1854).
Inscribed below: ‘MACHAERHAMPHUS ALCINUS’.
Gerardus Frederik Westerman (1807-1890) was a Dutch zoologist.