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Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: John Wollaston

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Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America

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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Havell plate no. 114
1814
1863.17.114
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), Havell plate no. 63
1821
1863.17.63
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Havell plate no. 278
1831
1863.17.278
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Havell plate no. 262
1832-35
1863.17.262
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Havell plate no. 8
1822
1863.17.8
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Havell plate no. 364
1833
1863.17.364
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), Havell plate no. 247
1833
1863.17.247
Whooping Crane (Grus americana), Havell plate no. 226
1821; 1822
1863.17.226
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 1
c. 1825
1863.17.1
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 6
1820
1863.17.6
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
1824
1863.18.16
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Havell plate no. 274
1832-34
1863.17.274
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Havell plate no. 45; sketch of bird beak
1822
1863.17.45
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), Havell plate no. 191
1833
1863.17.191
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), Havell plate no. 254
1832-33
1863.17.254
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia), Havell plate no. 209
1832
1863.17.209
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata), Havell plate no. 243
1832
1863.17.243
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), Havell plate no. 270
1831
1863.17.270
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), Havell plate no. 124
1829
1863.17.124
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Havell plate no. 206
1821; c. 1825
1863.17.206
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), Havell plate no. 216
1821
1863.17.216
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Havell plate no. 73
1822
1863.17.73
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus), Havell plate no. 34
1822
1863.17.34
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Havell plate no. 329; sketch of a feather
1821
1863.17.329
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 35
1821
1863.17.35