Le grand Toucan a ventre rouge
Paris: Langlois and Rousseau. Stipple engraving. 23 x 17 inches. Proof before letters. Shows some light foxing, edge fraying, scuffs and surface dirt, otherwise in very good condition. A gorgeous depiction of red bellied toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus), a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. This species is found in southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and extreme northeastern Argentina. Plate 6 from "Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle..... More

