No. 203 of 248 · The Natural History Series
Snowy Owl (Gould)
Pictures by Elizabeth Gould and Edward LearWords by John Gould
A pair of snowy owls rests on a branch, one almost pure white with bright yellow eyes, the other barred with brown, from John Gould's hand-coloured Birds of Europe. The plates for that great bird book were drawn by Elizabeth Gould and by Edward Lear, and the card notes that the brown-barred female stays hidden on her Arctic nest. For anyone who loves birds and the quiet beauty of old natural history.
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On the back
From the great natural-history books of the 1700s to the 1900s / SNOWY OWL / Bubo scandiacus / Snowy owls nest on the open Arctic tundra and hunt in the endless summer daylight. The male is almost pure white; the female is barred with brown, so she is hidden on her nest. / The Birds of Europe, 1832-37 / John Gould's great bird book, drawn by his wife Elizabeth Gould and by Edward Lear, and coloured by hand.
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