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Two owls perched on a branch; one of the owls has captured a bird in its beak
Scops Eared Owl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Scops Eared Owl

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 number2013.67.14
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo owls perched on a branch; one of the owls has captured a bird in its beak
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
A bird perched on a branch; a background view with two other birds perched on a fence, one feeding the other
Cuckoo
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1862-1873
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
Two white birds perched on a branch in a landscape along a shoreline
Gygis Candida
John Gould
1840-1869
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
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
Two Adelomyia Castaneiventris (Chestnut-Bellied Adelomyia) hummingbirds with green backs and brown bellies; one bird has a brighter green patch on its head. Both birds stand on a plant with thin thorny stems and green leaves.
Chestnut-Bellied Adelomyia
John Gould
1849-1861
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
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
Four Spathura Peruana (Peruvian Racket-Tail) hummingbirds including three males and one female. The males have bright green bodies with black spatula tails and orange ruff around their legs; the female has a green back with spotted green and white belly. Two males fly overhead while a male and female stand on the branch of a plant with thin stems, green leaves, and small blue flowers.
Spathura Peruana
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

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