'Spectacle owl'
Date
1787
Creator
John Latham (1740 - 1837, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
48050
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 244mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) a bird native to Central America and Mexico. Shown on a tree stump or rock perch.
Plate 107 from the Supplement to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh & Sotheby, 1787). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CVII’; and below ‘Spectacle Owl.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘I found this singular species among a collection of birds which were brought from Cayenne [French Guiana] and the specimen is now in the Leverian collection. A label fixed to the leg named it Le Plogueur’.
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Plate 107 from the Supplement to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh & Sotheby, 1787). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CVII’; and below ‘Spectacle Owl.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘I found this singular species among a collection of birds which were brought from Cayenne [French Guiana] and the specimen is now in the Leverian collection. A label fixed to the leg named it Le Plogueur’.
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
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