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Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Possible attribution (1812 - 1862)

Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,

ca. 1836
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 20 15/16 × 14 1/4 in. (53.2 × 36.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.433
DescriptionAt upper center, Bullock's Oriole, male, left, females, right; at center: Northern Waterthrush; at lower center: Varied Thrush, female; at lower right: Lesser Goldfinches, female and male. Havell reoriented the birds on this watercolor to produce Plate no. 433.
InscribedInscribed at upper center in graphite: "Icterus Bullocki -- / old Female"; at upper left: "Icterus Bull[ocki] / Young Male"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "1. Female Varried Robbin / !Introduce it in small plate."; at lower right[two lines erased]: "Mexican... / ..."; at middle right in graphite: "Female Jany. 23rd -- 1836 -- / [erased]"; above: "Turdus aq… Wilson.--"; at upper right: "Baltimore Oriole / female"; birds numbered counterclockwise in brown ink and graphite from upper left: "1"; "7"; "6"; "5"; "4"; "1"; "8"; "4"
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Havell plate no. 388
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Havell plate no. 388
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.388
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Study for Havell pl. 12
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Study for Havell pl. 12
John James Audubon
ca. 1822-1825
1863.17.12
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
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus), Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii)?, Study for Havell pls. 394 and 400
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus), Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii)?, Study for Havell pls. 394 and 400
John James Audubon
1821-1837
1863.17.400
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 369
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 369
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.369
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
John James Audubon
ca. 1808
1863.18.1
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Havell plate no. 329; sketch of a feather
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Havell plate no. 329; sketch of a feather
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.329
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 419
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 419
John James Audubon
1836
1863.17.419
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
1822; Winter 1836-37
1863.17.416
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
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), Lazuli Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, Evening Grosbeak, and Fox Sparrow, Study for Havell pl. 424
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), Lazuli Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, Evening Grosbeak, and Fox Sparrow, Study for Havell pl. 424
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.424
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