What a unique shoe to show off. This is the beautiful Common American Gull (Larus zonorhyncus) as depicted in an 1844 lithograph. A great gift for any scientist or birder. You can customize it too. Zephyrusbooks' Store at Zazzle is a fascinating store!
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Great Black-backed Gull Tie from Zazzle
The Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) is featured here on a tie which may be purchased from ZephyrusBooks' Store at Zazzle. One may learn much about many topics by visiting this unique store.
Winter Gull Trucker Hat from Zazzle
Larus argentatus is a species of gull. There are over 50 species of gulls worldwide. This hat comes in a wide variety of colors. The bird image has been scanned from lithographs in an 1844 book, “Zoology of New York, or the New-York Fauna, Part II, Birds." The storeowner at ZephyrusBooks' Store at Zazzle explains at the page for this hat that the artwork is by J. W. Hill, and the author of the book is James De Kay. Click on the image to read more.
Birds of New York - De Kay's Lithographs at Zazzle
Visit ZephyrusBooks's Store at Zazzle for the fascinating "Birds of New York." The store is an antiquarian treasure.These bird illustrations are classic historic prints. The store has thousands of fun and historic Zazzle products made from images of vintage maps, books, stamps, and illustrations including the old masters. Buy steins, ornaments, postcards, posters, shirts, shoes, and more. Learn history or birding or other subjects at the same time. Gulls, for example, are a hugely complex and fascinating group of birds in the Laridae family and J. W. Hill illustrated three of their species to be included in "Birds of New York" published in 1844.
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