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Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Havell plate no. 352
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Havell plate no. 352
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Other Artist (1796 - 1863)

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Havell plate no. 352

1834
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 28 11/16 × 21 1/4 in. (72.9 × 54 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.352
The beetle, probably the work of Maria Martin, does not appear in Havell's engraving.
DescriptionMale, above left; female, below right.
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMA[cut]
InscribedInscribed at lower center in graphite: "Black winged Hawk / Male 1 F. 2.[cut]"; at lower right: "Plate 352. / No 71"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), Study for Havell pl. 117
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), Study for Havell pl. 117
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.117
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 71
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 71
John James Audubon
ca. 1822
1863.17.71
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
John James Audubon
1821; ca. 1836
1863.17.389
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Study for Havell pl. 132
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Study for Havell pl. 132
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.132
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Study for Havell pl. 51
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Study for Havell pl. 51
John James Audubon
1821; reworked later
1863.17.51
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Study for Havell pl. 144
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Study for Havell pl. 144
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.144
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Study for Havell pl. 142
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Study for Havell pl. 142
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.142
Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), Havell plate no. 371
Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), Havell plate no. 371
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.371
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
John James Audubon
1836-1837
1863.17.393
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens), Common Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Havell plate no. 353
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens), Common Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Havell plate no. 353
John James Audubon
Winter 1836
1863.17.353
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 76
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 76
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.76