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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Other Artist (1796 - 1863)

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336

1831
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, collage, black chalk, and gouache with touches of white lead pigment[?], scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 35 3/4 × 25 7/16 in. (90.8 × 64.6 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.336
The background flora has been identified as Smilax (Smilax pseudo-china) and was painted by Maria Martin.
DescriptionAdult male, below; immature, above.
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 57 -- / 281"; at upper right: "Weight of Young / 1 lb 7 ozes -- / Interior of the bill / Greenish Yellow -- / Nictated Membrane / Weight -- 1 lb 7 1/2 o.zes / Sex -- Male -- Gut the size[cut] / a raven's quill very long. --"; at middle right: "Male adult Spring plumage 1. / Young in October 2."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America