"I think every birder has a secret fantasy of finding some lost or extinct species in his or her backyard. I'm certainly no different."
Editor Dale Tucker attempts to identify the many species of birds depicted throughout The Met collection.
Connections: Birding
Editor Dale Tucker attempts to identify the many species of birds depicted throughout The Met collection.
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Martin Johnson Heade
1875
Martin Johnson Heade
ca. 1875–85
Martin Johnson Heade
ca. 1876–81
Japan
late 16th century
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Chimú artist(s)
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Moche
6th–7th century
Santa Cruz Islands
late 19th–early 20th century
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Solomon Islander
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Iban people
late 19th–early 20th century
Charles Meryon
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Charles Martin
1913
Josef Diveky
Publisher Wiener Werkstätte
1911
Melchior d' Hondecoeter
1683
late 13th century
Painting by Mansur
Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
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Painting by Habiballah of Sava
Author Farid al-Din `Attar
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