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Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus; subspecies audubonii and harrisi) and Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), Study for Havell pl. 417
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus; subspecies audubonii and harrisi) and Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), Study for Havell pl. 417
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus; subspecies audubonii and harrisi) and Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), Study for Havell pl. 417

1838
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 31 1/4 × 21 3/16 in. (79.4 × 53.8 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.417
DescriptionThree-toed Woodpeckers, male and female, at center; other birds are Hairy Woodpeckers, adult males have red crowns, immature males have red napes.
InscribedBirds numbered in graphite clockwise from upper left: "1"; "2"; "3"; "5"; "6"; "9"; "10"; "8"; "7"; "4"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
John James Audubon
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1863.17.416
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
John James Audubon
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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
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Study for Havell pl. 112
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Study for Havell pl. 112
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.112
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Juvenile Male or Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus medius)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Juvenile Male or Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus medius)
Isaac La Grese
ca. 1554-1564
1889.10.2.38
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Study for Havell pl. 111
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Study for Havell pl. 111
John James Audubon
ca. 1824-1829
1863.17.111
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia), Havell plate no. 324
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia), Havell plate no. 324
John James Audubon
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1863.17.324
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Study for Havell pl. 47
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Study for Havell pl. 47
John James Audubon
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1863.17.47
Lanner (Falco biarmicus, erlangeri subspecies)?, Male
Lanner (Falco biarmicus, erlangeri subspecies)?, Male
Unidentified artist
ca. 1554-1564
1889.10.3.20
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.42
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Study for Havell pl. 127
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Study for Havell pl. 127
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.127
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
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1863.17.393