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Black-masked Bee-eater on a Branch
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Black-masked Bee-eater on a Branch

Jacques Louis Pérée · 1801 - 1806 · etching; à la poupée; engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The male oriole, sitting on a branch, facing left. In orange and yellow. The bird was described by Linnaeus as a species of oriole, but according to current knowledge is a Golden Masked Oriole.

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Credit lineZwartmaskerprieelvogel op een tak. 1801 - 1806. Jacques Louis Pérée. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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