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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | As a result of its size and diversity of environments, Canada provides habitats for a great variety of birds. Among the larger and better-known birds are: the Great Blue Heron - a tall and stately wader; the Great Horned Owl - a powerful and ferocious nocturnal hunter; the Spruce Grouse - a species almost exclusively Canadian in range and so tame it is known as the "fool hen"; and the Snow Goose - a large, snow-white migrant, which breeds in the high Arctic. This year, Canada is host to the XIX International Ornithological Congress, which will take place in Ottawa from June 22 to 29. Jean-Luc Grondin, one of Canada's best-known painters of birds, was commissioned to provide the paintings for these four stamps. |
| Face value | 34 Canadian cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 998 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 1097 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 957 Stanley Gibbons CA 1201 |
| Series | Birds of Canada |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 4,446,000 |
| Issue date | 22/05/1986 |
| Designer | Pierre Fontaine |
| Paper type | RP - Rolland paper |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Ashton-Potter Limited |
| Perforation | 13.5 |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 36.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
