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Macgillivray - 7 Bird Engravings: Bee-Eaters, Jay, Hoopoe, Hornbill, Woodpecker, Trogon, Quetzal - This charming, originally hand-colored engraving is from William Macgillivray's The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of the Physical Sciences . The work was published between 1835 and 1840 in Edinburgh & Glasgow. William Macgillivray (1796-1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist. He was a friend to John James Audubon and wrote many of Audubon's bird biographies between 1830 and 1839. Audubon named the MacGillivray's Warbler after him. Paper Size: ~ 9 1/2” by 13” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving