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Rustic Bunting
Rustic Bunting
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Rustic Bunting

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1832 - 1837
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensions21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Sartor
Object number2010.73.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo Emberiza rustica (Rustic Bunting) birds with black and white heads, brown spotted backs, and white bellies, standing on a branch. Plate 177 from volume III of "Birds of Europe", London, 1832-1837.
Two Scolopax Gallinula (Jack Snipe) birds with brown speckled backs, brown striped heads, white bellies, and long beaks, in a grassy patch of dirt.
Jack Snipe
John Gould
1832 - 1837
Two Lanius Collurio (Red-Backed Shrike) birds, one with a brown speckled back and white speckled belly, and the other with a light blue head and tail, black eye, brown back and wings, and white belly. Both birds stand on a woody branch with green leaves.
Red-Backed Shrike
John Gould
1832 - 1837
Circaetus Brachydactylus (Short-Toed Eagle) bird with brown back and wings, a white belly, hooked beak, and yellow clawed feet, standing on a tree branch.
Short-Toed Eagle
John Gould
1832 - 1837
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
John Gould
1832-1837
Four Thaumastura corae (Cora's Shear-Tail) hummingbirds with green backs, blue wings, and white bellies; the two adult males have long black and white forking tails, and blue and light red throats; the young male has a black and white forked tail and a spotted throat; and the female has a white throat. All four birds stand on a Mimosa plant with woody stems and puffy white flowers.
Thaumastura corae (Cora's Shear-Tail)
John Gould
1849-1861
Haematopus ostralegus (Oyster-Catcher) bird with black head, throat, back, wings, and tail tip, white belly and lower back, and orange beak and feet, standing on a shoreline.
Oyster-Catcher
John Gould
1832-1837
Himantopus melanopterus (Long-Legged Plover), a bird with black back, wings, head, and beak, white throat and belly, and long orange legs and feet, standing on grass with plants in the background.
Long-Legged Plover
John Gould
1832-1837
Four Calliphlox Amethystina (The Amethyst) hummingbirds; the female has a green back and head, white throat and chest, and light brown belly; a young male has a green back and belly, white chest, and white and green striped throat; two adult males have green backs and bellies, white chests, and blue and light red throats. Three of the birds stand on a plant with green leaves and small white flowers while another bird flies nearby.
Calliphlox Amethystina (The Amethyst)
John Gould
1849-1861
Savannah Bunting
Savannah Bunting
John James Audubon
1839-1844
Carbo pygmaeus (Little Cormorant), a black bird with small white speckles on its head, and black feet, on a branch.
Little Cormorant
John Gould
1832-1837
Three Lophornis Chalybeus (Festive Coquette) hummingbirds with green backs and heads, brown tails, and a white stripe between their back and tail. The two males have an ornamental green and white spotted ruff, while the female has a black and white spotted throat. All three birds stand on a plant with green stems and leaves, and a white flower.
Festive Coquette Lophornis Chalybeus
John Gould
1849-1861
Two Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) birds shown sitting, each with mostly white bodies and black wings, head, and feet. The bird in front has a red-orange and black crest , while the bird in the back has additional black feathers on its head.
Great Crested Grebe
John Gould
1832-1837

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