Alopochen aegyptiacus

Common names:
Egyptian Goose
Family:
Anatidae
Country:
Scotland
Artist:
William MacGillivray
Format:
Painting
Medium:
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Dimensions:
745 x 550 mm
Copyright:
Public Domain
Source:
From the Library and Archives, Natural History Museum, London
Notes verso:
Inscription on reverse: ".. From an individual lent by Captain Sharpe, R.N. It was shot on the 3rd November 1832, by Mr John Hay, on the Banks of the Tyne, near Tyningham, out of a flock of nineteen, flying in a string. It was the leader, and largest."
Alopochen aegyptiacus