Species of grouse, possibly black grouse, Lyrurus

Species of grouse, possibly black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix, female. De Avibus. Fasan negro, fasiano alpestre, gallo alpestre. 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 Grouse Historiae Animalium Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Natural History Natural History Of Animals Ornithological Art Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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