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Shore and Wetlands Neighbors	Image ID 400738

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Hand-colored etching by Mark Catesby from his drawing
From: M. Catesby, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects and plants…. 2nd ed., edited and revised by George Edwards. Vol. 1 of 2 (London, 1771)
NYPL, Rare Books Division

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