Punch,  5 (1843), 134.

Hybrid Extraordinary

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Breeding, Animal Development, Menageries, Monstrosities


    Reports that John Austen, the 'naturalist' running a menagerie near the National Gallery, has discovered in his collection a cat with a wing, tail, and foot of a bird. The illustration shows this strange beast.



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