A comparison of a painting by WD Hammond called Snare and Decoy, 1995 and a hand-coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson called Ague and Fever, 1788.
In the Rowlandson etching, ague, wrapped around the patient, is commonly referred to as a snake, although its similarity to Hammond's birds is uncanny, especially with its huia-like beak.
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