purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

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Author
Cornelius Nozeman (1720–1786)
Christiaan Andreas Sepp
Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739–1811)
Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798)
Title
Nederlands: Purperreiger uit Nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven
English: Purple Heron from Nederlandsche vogelen (Dutch birds) by Nozeman and Sepp (1770-1829)
Description
English: Plate 180 from the Nederlandsche vogelen by Nozeman and Sepp.
Nederlands: Plaat 180 uit de Nederlandsche vogelen door Nozeman en Sepp.
Date between 1770 and 1829
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Ardea_purpurea_(352b).jpg

The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple". It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.

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