Unknown species of water hen

Unknown species of water hen. Called the small water hen, Gallinula minor, grinetta gallinule, etc. De Avibus, de Tertio genere, quod Deffyt nominator vulgo, a nobis Poliopus. 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 Historiae Animalium Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Natural History Natural History Of Animals Ornithological Art Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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