Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Leucistic Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Leucistic Carrion Crow (Corvus corone), circa 1870-1900, by Henry Moreton, Preserver of Birds, Fishes & Quadrupeds of Every Description, Meon Stoke, Hampshire, (Corvus corone), Corvus corone), circa 1870-1900, by Henry Moreton, Preserver of Birds, Fishes & Quadrupeds of Every Description, Meon Stoke, Hampshire, an unusual full-mount adult in full leucistic plumage, stood upon sanded and moss covered groundwork, set against a plain white painted interior, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 39.5cm by 14cm by 34cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso. Leucism is a genetic condition that causes a partial loss of pigmentation in animals and or birds, leading to white, pale, or patchy skin, fur, feathers, or scales while leaving the eyes their normal dark colour

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