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Two birds are perched on a tree branch: a male Boat-tailed Grackle with iridescent blue and black plumage, and a female bird. The setting includes natural brown, blue, green, and black colors with patches of white and hints of olive on the leaves. The male bird is located in the lower left corner with its tail extending to the right, while the female bird is positioned slightly above and to the right amid green leaves and small acorns.
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Two birds are perched on a tree branch: a male Boat-tailed Grackle with iridescent blue and black plumage, and a female bird. The setting includes natural brown, blue, green, and black colors with patches of white and hints of olive on the leaves. The male bird is located in the lower left corner with its tail extending to the right, while the female bird is positioned slightly above and to the right amid green leaves and small acorns.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Boat-Tailed Grackle

John T. Bowen, after John James Audubon

Date
1840
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1973.26.13
Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Birds of America, Octavo Edition

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • bird
  • animal
  • Tree
  • inscription
  • calligraphic

NGA object ID 53840. 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.