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Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
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Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
Plate 2 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London
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Annonaceae Aquatint Arthropod Arthropoda Audubon Billed Birds Of America Butterflies Butterfly Coccyzus Cuckoo Cuculidae Cuculiformes Eating Hexapod Hexapoda Angiospermae Coccyzus Americanus Dicot Dicotyledon
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This stunning hand-colored aquatint print, Plate 2 from John James Audubon's seminal work "Birds of America" (1827-30), depicts the Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) in exquisite detail. The Cuckoo, a member of the Cuculidae family and the order Cuculiformes, is shown perched on a branch with a ripe Annonaceae fruit in its beak. Annonaceae, also known as custard apples or cherimoyas, are a group of flowering plants in the dicot class, Angiospermae, and the monocotyledon subclass. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, with its distinctive long, curved beak, is a common bird found throughout North and Central America. This bird is depicted in the act of eating, with a butterfly, likely a member of the order Lepidoptera and the class Insecta, perched on the branch nearby. The hexapod arthropod, which is a part of the Arthropoda phylum, adds an intriguing element to the scene, highlighting the complex and interconnected web of life in the natural world. The intricacy of this print is a testament to the skill of the engravers, W.H. Lizars of Edinburgh, and the retouchers, R. Havell & Son of London. The hand-coloring adds a vibrant and lifelike quality to the image, making it a true masterpiece of natural history art. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, with its striking colors and unique features, continues to captivate viewers and inspire wonder at the beauty and diversity of the natural world.
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