Engraving of a dark barred hybrid bird with pale wings and feet, head bent low to the ground, captioned A Hybrid Bird.

A Hybrid Bird, engraved plate

An engraved plate shows a dark, heavily barred bird with a rounded body and pale, mottled wings, its head bent low to the ground at right. Its feet are pale and clawed, and the scene is set on a bare, stippled ground with a printed caption beneath.

Artist: Gilbert White
Date: 1813
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2268 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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