Nest of the Golden oriole Burton 18 December

18 December

London Published October 20th 1815 for the Proprietors by C

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Showing the external appearance of the cormorant's stomach

Nest of the Golden oriole Burton 18 DecemberStudy of a golden oriole's nest Oriolus oriolus showing its location in the fork of an oak tree branch and containing a clutch of five eggs. Plate 47 from book Sammlung von Nestern und Eyern verschiedener Vogel by Adam Ludwig Wirsing and Friedrich Christian Gunther (A L Wirsing, Nuremburg, 1772). Inscribed: 'Tab. XLVII Pl. 47 du Loriot. Kirschvogel. A. L. Wirsing excudit Norimberg.' Original: copperplate engraving. 1772