IDNO

LS.138849.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: "S. Africa. XLI.S.1. Africa.11.
S. African Animals.

"Characteristic animals of East Africa.
Right: koodoo antelopes (as Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Left: aardvark (as Orycteropus æthiopicus)
Foreground: secretary-bird (as Serpentarius reptilivorus)
Bird on the wing: red-billed promerops (as Irrisor erythrorhynchus)."

Place

S Africa

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Zwecker, Johann Baptis

Collector / Expedition

Date

1876

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: Same image published on Wikimedia, and captioned: "Description Characteristic animals of East Africa.
Right: koodoo antelopes (as Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Left: aardvark (as Orycteropus æthiopicus)
Foreground: secretary-bird (as Serpentarius reptilivorus)
Bird on the wing: red-billed promerops (as Irrisor erythrorhynchus)
Date: 1876
Source: The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Vol. I: Project Gutenberg : Internet Archive
Author: Alfred Russel Wallace. Illustration by Johann Baptist Zwecker (1814–1876)." [JD 16/12/2025]