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Monticola rupestris (Cape rock thrush)
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Monticola rupestris (Cape rock thrush)

Robert Jacob Gordon · 1777-10 - 1786-03 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint)

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

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Bird study: Rock thrush (Monticola rupestris), Gordon calls him the rock blackbird of Table Mountain.

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Credit lineMonticola rupestris (Cape rock thrush). 1777-10 - 1786-03. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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