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This is a drawing of a bird called Larvivora ruficeps. The illustration shows a bird with a red-brown head, a black mask around its eyes, and a white throat. It has a dark upper body blending into grayish tones on the underparts. The bird is standing on the ground among grasses and fallen leaves in a naturalistic habitat.
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This is a drawing of a bird called Larvivora ruficeps. The illustration shows a bird with a red-brown head, a black mask around its eyes, and a white throat. It has a dark upper body blending into grayish tones on the underparts. The bird is standing on the ground among grasses and fallen leaves in a naturalistic habitat.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bird (Larvivora Ruficeps)

British 19th Century

Medium
hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 14.4 × 22 cm (5 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1973.26.4
Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • plant
  • bird
  • animal
  • Grass

NGA object ID 53831. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.