Species of godwit, Limosa species

Species of godwit, possibly black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa, or bar-tailed gowit, Limosa lapponica. De Avibus, de Gallin. aquat. de Gallinula quam Angli Godwittam, Fedoam appellant, Gamethunle. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Lucas Schan and Conrad Gessner from Conrad Gessner's Historiae Animalium, De avium natura, (Natural history of animals: birds), Frankfurt, Wechel for Cambier, 1585

16th Century Cambier Conrad Gesner Conrad Gessner De Avibus De Avium Natura Godwit Historiae Animalium Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Natural History Natural History Of Animals Ornithological Art Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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