Long-Tailed Cormorant, Plate 31, Birds of Western Africa

A hand-colored engraving of a long-tailed cormorant standing on a rocky outcrop, shown in profile with its long hooked bill raised and its dark wings barred with pale feathers. Hatched lines shade the rock and background, and the plate number appears in the upper right corner.

Artist

William Home Lizars

Date

1837

Medium

Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1920 × 1236 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum