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Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Artist/Maker: John William Hill

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Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America

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Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), Havell plate no. 358
1833-34
1863.17.358
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus), Havell plate no. 180
1832
1863.17.180
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Havell plate no. 140
1821
1863.17.140
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Havell plate no. 30
1812
1863.17.30
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Havell plate no. 220
1833
1863.17.220
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), Havell plate no. 253
1833
1863.17.253
Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), Havell plate no. 14
1821
1863.17.14
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Havell plate no. 3
1821
1863.17.3
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus), Havell plate no. 4
1824
1863.17.4
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica), Havell plate no. 305
1822
1863.17.305
Purple Martin (Progne subis), Havell plate no. 22
1822
1863.17.22
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Havell plate no. 284
1832-33
1863.17.284
Razorbill (Alca torda), Havell plate no. 214
1833
1863.17.214
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Havell plate no. 197
1832
1863.17.197
Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Havell plate no. 315
c. 1821
1863.17.315
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria), Havell plate no. 255
1835
1863.17.255
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)-Red-shafted Western race, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Havell plate no. 416
1822; Winter 1836-37
1863.17.416
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
1821
1863.18.15
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Havell plate no. 401
c. 1833-34
1863.17.401
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Havell plate no. 105
1829
1863.17.105
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
1821; c. 1836
1863.17.389
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Havell plate no. 150
1822
1863.17.150
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Small-headed Flycatcher (Sylvania microcephala)?, Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Blue Mountain Warbler (Syl. mont)?, Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus), Havell plate no. 434
1836
1863.17.434
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), Havell plate no. 27
c. 1820-25
1863.17.27
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena), Havell plate no. 298
c. 1832-33
1863.17.298