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Hoopoe

The young of the hoopoe, in gratitude for the care they received, care for their parent in its old age, grooming it by removing old feathers and licking the mist from its eyes. There is another hoopoe illustration on folio 36v.

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

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Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, folio 32r

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