An illustration titled "Cigne noir du cap de diemen", it depicts the Australian bird species Cygnus atratus - the black swan.
Date An engraving produced in 1799 or 1817
Source From the 1799 (or 1817?) work Atlas pour servir à la relation du voyage à la recherche de La PérouseReproduced at D'Entrecasteaux à l'Association Salomon ou les voyages à la recherche de La Pérouse
Author (Jacques Labillardière) An as yet unidentified engraver, possibly based on an illustration by [Jean] Piron.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cigne_noir,_Labillardiere.jpg
The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Black swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. The black swan is common in the wetlands of southwestern and eastern Australia and adjacent coastal islands. |
