Detail View: Image Archives: Red-billed Tropic Bird on nest with egg
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File Name:
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0095-1395.jpg
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catalog number:
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0095-1395.N
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collection:
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Birds
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title:
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Red-billed Tropic Bird on nest with egg
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creator:
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Alfred M. Bailey; Ed N. Harrison; R.J. Niedrach
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Red-billed tropic bird on nest with photographed on Isabel Island (Isla Isabela) of the Revillagigedo Island group ESE off Baja peninsula's Pacific coast during the cruise of the Kinkajou owned by J. R. Pemberton. This collection of photos were taken on a collection and study expedition for the purpose of a creating diorama showing San Isabel Island. Note the egg to the side of the tropic bird. The nest appears to be in the dirt under an overhanging rock or earth.
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date:
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4/15/1940
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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Mexico, Isabela Island
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modified:
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yes, color corrected using Photoshop CS4
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.30 MB
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source:
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4.5 x 3.25 nitrate negative scanned with Epson Expression 10000 at 670 dpi
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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