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Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie)
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Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie)

Robert Jacob Gordon · 1778-12-14 · pen; brush; paper; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

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

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Bird study: two Cape sparrows (Passer melanurus), left the female, right the male. Gordon calls them Cape sparrows; Levaillant "moineau".

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Credit linePasser melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie). 1778-12-14. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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