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Two black birds in a landscape: one bird is on the ground while the other is perched on a branch
Sardinian Starling
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Sardinian Starling

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1832-1837
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensionssheet size: 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Elise J. Ross
Object number2013.67.5
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Visual DescriptionTwo black birds in a landscape: one bird is on the ground while the other is perched on a branch
A bird perched on a branch; a background view with two other birds perched on a fence, one feeding the other
Cuckoo
John Gould
1862-1873
Two Amydrus Tristrami (Tristam's Amydrus) birds perched on a branch and set against a distant rocky landscape with palm trees. The male has a purple-ish black body with black and orange wings, and the female has a brown and black speckled head with black and orange wings.
Amydrus Tristrami
John Gould
1840-1869
Two white birds perched on a branch in a landscape along a shoreline
Gygis Candida
John Gould
1840-1869
Two small birds (one green and the other black and red) perched on the branches of a shrub or tree
Petroica Erythrogaster
John Gould
1840-1869
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
Two owls perched on a branch; one of the owls has captured a bird in its beak
Scops Eared Owl
John Gould
1862-1873
Three Spathura Melananthera (Ecuadorian Racket-Tail) hummingbirds; two males with black spatula tails, one with an all-green body, and the other with a green back and white and green speckled belly; the female has a green back and white and green speckled belly with a white-tipped black tail. Two birds stand on the stem of a Sobralia fragrans orchid with green leaves and white flowers, while the third bird flies nearby.
Spathura Melananthera (Ecuadorian Racket-Tail)
John Gould
1849-1861
Two birds with long, curved beaks; one wades in the water while the other sits on the shore
Whimbrel
John Gould
1862-1873
Garrulax galbanus (Black Chinned Garrulax); two birds with yellow bellies, brown backs, and black chins sit on a branch with green leaves and small red fruit (cherries?).
Black Chinned Garrulax
John Gould
1850-1883
Rustic Bunting
Rustic Bunting
John Gould
1832 - 1837
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
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

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