Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum), Havell plate no. 145

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1821; c. 1822
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 17 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (43.8 x 29.2 cm), irregular Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.145
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 15. Plate 73. / Published / 1829. / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon / Bayou La Fourche January[?] 1st 1821--"; at lower center: "Yellow Red Poll Warbler Male / Sylvia Petechia"; at lower right: "Plant Helenium qaudridentatum"; birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner: "45"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Sneezeweed (Helenium quadridentatum); male bird, which may have been collected by Audubon was painted on January 3, 1821; the female was added ca. 1822
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1822
eMuseum Object ID: 
27787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Havell plate no. 144

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache with touches of pastel and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 9/16 x 11 1/2 in. (47.1 x 29.2 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.144
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Small green crested Flycatcher Male 1. F. 2. / Muscicapa acadica. / New Jersey May. J.J.A"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Laurel…"; birds numbered in brown ink upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner in graphite: "44"; erased inscriptions at lower left
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
27785
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), Havell plate no. 143

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel, with touches of gouache and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (47 x 29.1 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.143
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "New Jersey May. ---- J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "Golden crowned Thrush. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia aurocapilla."; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right in graphite: "No. 4. 43"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). This is a European species naturalized in the U.S.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
27784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Havell plate no. 142

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1829
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 29 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. (74.6 x 53.7 cm) Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description: 
Females, above and left; male, lower right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.142
Inscriptions: 
Birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
27783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Havell plate no. 337

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1832-33
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 21 9/16 x 29 1/4 in. (54.8 x 74.3 cm) Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description: 
Adults
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.337
Marks: 
Watremark: JWHATMAN / 1830[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper left in graphite[cut]: "No 68 --- Plate 337 --- / American Bittern."; at upper left of center: "Male 1. Female 2"; birds numbered back and front respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right[erased]: "... L... / at / a..."
Gallery Label: 
Audubon credits this picture to his son, John Woodhouse
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27773
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1831
Medium: 
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
Dimensions: 
Paper: 35 3/4 x 25 7/16 in. (90.8 x 64.6 cm) Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description: 
Adult male, below; immature, above
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.336
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed 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."
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Smilax (Smilax pseudo-china) and was painted by Maria Martin
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1831
eMuseum Object ID: 
27772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Havell plate no. 334 [with immature from 1863.18.35]

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1833
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 14 7/8 x 21 11/16 in. (37.8 x 55.1 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Summer plumage, left; winter plumage, right; Havell plate #334 was composed by adding the immature bird from watercolor 1863.18.35 to the right side of this composition and shifting the upper bird left.
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.334
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 67. Plate 334 / Black bellied Plover --"; along upper left margin vertically: "4th Volume --"; horizontal and vertical graphite framing lines at top and right to indicate image placement on copper plate
Gallery Label: 
Bird at right, Louisiana, ca. 1822; bird at left, Atlantic coast, ca. 1833; in Havell plate the engraving shows a plover chick, also found on separate drawing in N-YHS collection (1863.18.35); these birds are now protected after their numbers declined drastically
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27771
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Havell plate no. 333

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1822
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 18 7/8 x 23 9/16 in. (47.9 x 59.8 cm) Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description: 
Adult, right, immature, left, chasing a Luna Moth (Actias luna)
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.333
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 67. Plate 333 --- / Green Heron --- / Adult male 1. / Young first Autumn 2 ---"; at lower right: "5"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label: 
Young bird reaching for a luna moth formed part of the original picture, the adult was painted separately and pasted on
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1822
eMuseum Object ID: 
27770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), Havell plate no. 335

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1832-33
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with touches of pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 14 1/4 x 18 13/16 in. (36.2 x 47.8 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Winter plumage, left; summer plumage, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.335
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at the lower right in graphite: "Join the toe as now marked / excluding the black over it --"; at upper right in graphite[erased]: "no 67 Plate... / ..."; at lower center[erased]: "... breasted... Male 1... plumage / ... Female 2. do. --"; birds numbered from right to left respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label: 
Audubon appears to have confused this bird with the Long-billed dowitcher, which he never depicted for "The Birds of America"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Havell plate no. 330

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1824; c. 1832
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 11 7/16 x 18 3/16 in. (29.1 x 46.2 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Adults, male, left; female, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.330
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "[cut] 4th Volume--"; at lower left in gray ink: "Drawn by JJ. Audubon from Nature / Philadelphia May 11th 1824"; at lower left of center: "Ring Plover Male / Tringa Hiaticula"; at lower right of center in graphite: "Summer plumage 1. Young in August 2. / Charadrius semipalmatus, L.--"; at lower right: "Weight 1 1/2 oz. Troy"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label: 
Male, painted in Philly on May 11, 1824; female, painted ca. 1832
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1832
eMuseum Object ID: 
27768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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