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Two birds with long, curved beaks; one wades in the water while the other sits on the shore
Whimbrel
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Whimbrel

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1862-1873
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 number2013.67.13
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Visual DescriptionTwo birds with long, curved beaks; one wades in the water while the other sits on the shore
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
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Long Legged Sandpiper
Long Legged Sandpiper
John James Audubon
1839-1844
Three birds: the foreground shows two birds in the water; the background view shows another bird sitting on the shore
Harlequin Duck
John Gould
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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
Two Phaethonis Pygmaeus (Pigmy Hermit) hummingbirds with greenish brown backs, and rust-colored bellies. One bird stands on the long green leaves of a plant, and the other sits in a nest on the same leaf.
Pigmy Hermit
John Gould
1849-1861
Totanus Bartramia (Bartram's Sandpiper), a bird with brown and white coloring, a long thin beak and yellow feet, standing on on a beach or sand dune.
Bartram's Sandpiper
John Gould
1832-1837
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
John Gould
1832-1837
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 black birds in a landscape: one bird is on the ground while the other is perched on a branch
Sardinian Starling
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
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
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
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