Plate VII [7]: Purple Grackle, Quiscalus Versicolor.. 1. Male 2. Female. Plant Vulgo, Indian Corn: PB 2-2021.1.7

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate VII [7]: Purple Grackle, Quiscalus Versicolor.. 1. Male 2. Female. Plant Vulgo, Indian Corn

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Lizars, William Home
Printer: Havell, Robert I

Categories

Print

Description

Issued in "No, II" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 3 variants for the plate legend. This is no. 1.
Current name: Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus)
Other names: At one time the Purple Crackle and the Bronzed Grackle.
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, Senr."

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1830

References and bibliographic entries

A guide to Audubon's birds of America : a concordance containing current names of the birds, plate names with descriptions of plate variants, a description of the Bien edition, and corresponding indexes

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.7
Primary reference Number: 288618
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 June 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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