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Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Study for Havell pl. 115; very faint sketch of bill
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Study for Havell pl. 115; very faint sketch of bill
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Possible attribution (ca. 1800 - 1870)

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Study for Havell pl. 115; very faint sketch of bill

1829
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of pastel and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (47.3 × 29.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.115
The background flora has been identified as Swamp honeysuckle (Rhododendron viscosum).
DescriptionMale
InscribedInscribed at left of lower center in brown ink: "Wood Pewee Flycatcher. male. / Muscicapa Virens -- / New Jersey. May. -- / J.J.A"; erased inscription at lower left next to very faint line and detail sketch: "Gap / Bill"
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
John James Audubon
1812
1863.18.8
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Small-headed Flycatcher (Sylvania microcephala)?, Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Blue Mountain Warbler (Syl. mont)?, Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus), Study for Havell pl. 434
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Small-headed Flycatcher (Sylvania microcephala)?, Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Blue Mountain Warbler (Syl. mont)?, Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus), Study for Havell pl. 434
John James Audubon
1836
1863.17.434
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens); sketch of a tail
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens); sketch of a tail
John James Audubon
1812
1863.18.4
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens), Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca), MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei), Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina), Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Study for Havell pls. 399 and 414
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens), Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca), MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei), Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina), Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Study for Havell pls. 399 and 414
John James Audubon
ca. 1836-1837
1863.17.399
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Study for Havell pl. 137
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Study for Havell pl. 137
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.137
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), Study for Havell pl. 96, with a sketch of a bill
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), Study for Havell pl. 96, with a sketch of a bill
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.96
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis), Study for Havell pl. 174
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis), Study for Havell pl. 174
John James Audubon
1832
1863.17.174
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Study for Havell pl. 206
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Study for Havell pl. 206
John James Audubon
1821; ca. 1825
1863.17.206
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Study for Havell pl. 73
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Study for Havell pl. 73
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.73
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Study for Havell pl. 120
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Study for Havell pl. 120
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.120
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Study for Havell pl. 45; sketch of a bird beak
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Study for Havell pl. 45; sketch of a bird beak
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.45
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Study for Havell pl. 16
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Study for Havell pl. 16
John James Audubon
1820-ca. 1824
1863.17.16