Date 1734
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9315226048
Author Albin, Eleazar; Derham, W.
Full title A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life /
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The hoopoe or common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. Upupa and epops are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe; both, like the English name, are onomatopoeic forms which imitate the cry of the bird. |