Zoologie. Oiseau. 1. Coucal houhou (Centropus Ægyptius); 2. Coua noir et blanc (Coccyzus Pisanus); 3. Guépier Savigny (Merops Savignyi); 4. Hirondelle de Riocour (Hirundo Riocourii).
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Zoologie. Oiseau. 1. Coucal houhou (Centropus Ægyptius); 2. Coua noir et blanc (Coccyzus Pisanus); 3. Guépier Savigny (Merops Savignyi); 4. Hirondelle de Riocour (Hirundo Riocourii).
Collection
Description de l'Égypte: ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française
Histoire naturelle
Description de l'Égypte, ... Histoire naturelle. Planches. Tome première. [Vol. 1]
Names
Jomard, M. (Edme-François), 1777-1862 (Editor)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (Associated name)
Date / Origin
Place: Paris
Publisher: Impr. impériale
Date Issued: 1809
Library Location
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *OBM+++ (France. Commission des monuments d'Égypte. Description de l'Egypte (19 v. in 23)) Library has: Plates.
Subjects
Egypt
Swallows
Birds -- Egypt
Cuckoos
Bee eaters
Genres
Physical Description
Extent: 70 x 50 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5719116
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14212718
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 02d47a90-c633-012f-1ea5-58d385a7bc34
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1809
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Zoologie. Oiseau. 1. Coucal houhou (Centropus Ægyptius); 2. Coua noir et blanc (Coccyzus Pisanus); 3. Guépier Savigny (Merops Savignyi); 4. Hirondelle de Riocour (Hirundo Riocourii)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02d47a90-c633-012f-1ea5-58d385a7bc34
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1809). Zoologie. Oiseau. 1. Coucal houhou (Centropus Ægyptius); 2. Coua noir et blanc (Coccyzus Pisanus); 3. Guépier Savigny (Merops Savignyi); 4. Hirondelle de Riocour (Hirundo Riocourii). Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02d47a90-c633-012f-1ea5-58d385a7bc34
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Zoologie. Oiseau. 1. Coucal houhou (Centropus Ægyptius); 2. Coua noir et blanc (Coccyzus Pisanus); 3. Guépier Savigny (Merops Savignyi); 4. Hirondelle de Riocour (Hirundo Riocourii)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02d47a90-c633-012f-1ea5-58d385a7bc34
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