c.1880 Great Egret Common Thick-knee Cariama Flamingo Birds Print - Hand Coloured Ornithology - 9.5 x 6.5 in

This original hand-coloured print depicts four exotic wading birds: the Great Egret, Common Thick-knee, Margrave’s Cariama and the Red Flamingo. > Visual Description: > A tall, graceful Ardea egretta Great Egret (9) stands at left; top right shows Edicnemus crepitans Common Thick-knee (10); bottom left features Cariama cristata Marggrave’s Cariama (11) with its distinctive crest; bottom right a slender Phoenicopterus ruber Red Flamingo (12). All figures are hand-tinted in subtle natural hues against a plain ground, with minimal landscape shading beneath each bird. > > Transcribed Text: > “BIRDS.” centred at top; “Plate 4.” top right; “Edicnemus crepitans. Common Thick-knee.” beneath thick-knee; “Ardea egretta Great Egret.” beneath egret; “Cariama cristata Marggrave’s Cariama.” beneath crested bird; “Phoenicopterus ruber. Red Flamingo.” beneath flamingo; “Vol. 2.” lower left. Produced on cream wove paper typical of mid 19th century lithography. The verso is blank, except for the date c 1896 in pencil and a number bottom right corner. Visit https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ForestHillArtsHouse?section_id=53714473 for other exciting Birds prints. Background The Red Flamingo is renowned for its striking pink plumage and social behaviour, first documented in European natural history expeditions in the late 18th century. Probably disbound from the NATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE. About Your Purchase: - Your purchase is this ORIGINAL antique lithograph print. No modern reprints, reproductions, or copies. This print is mounted. It is sold with the mount. Condition: Very good condition. No tears or restorations. Manuscript note in pencil on reverse c1896 Returns & Shipping - Returns: No-questions-asked within 14 days provided in the same condition as dispatched; buyer pays return shipping. - Packing: Securely packaged in a clear bag with a board-backed envelope, reinforced with recycled cardboard. - Dispatched via Royal Mail Tracked 24/48 (and Tracked International): - UK delivery within 1–3 days - US/EU delivery within 5–12 days - Rest-of-world within 7–21 days