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Plate CCCCXVII [417]: Maria's Woodpecker, Picus Martini, Aud. I. Male. 2. Female.; Three-toed Woodpecker, Picus Hirsutis, Vieil. 3, Male, 4, Female.; Phillips' Woodpecker, Picus Phillipsi, Aud. 5 and 6, Males.; Canadian Woodpecker, Picus Canadensis, Buff. 7. Male.; Harris's Woodpecker, Picus Harrisi, Aud. 8. Male. 9, Female.; Audubon's Woodpecker, Picus Auduboni, Trudeau. 10, Male.: PB 2-2021.5.17

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate CCCCXVII [417]: Maria's Woodpecker, Picus Martini, Aud. I. Male. 2. Female.; Three-toed Woodpecker, Picus Hirsutis, Vieil. 3, Male, 4, Female.; Phillips' Woodpecker, Picus Phillipsi, Aud. 5 and 6, Males.; Canadian Woodpecker, Picus Canadensis, Buff. 7. Male.; Harris's Woodpecker, Picus Harrisi, Aud. 8. Male. 9, Female.; Audubon's Woodpecker, Picus Auduboni, Trudeau. 10, Male.

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Havell, Robert II (Engraver)

Categories

Description

Issued in "No. 84" of 87 parts.
Current name:
1. Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (Linnaeus)
2. American Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis
3. Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (Linnaeus)
4. Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (Linnaeus)
5. Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (Linnaeus)
6. Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus (Linnaeus)
Apart from the American Three-toed Woodpecker all the rest are Hairy Woodpeckers which Audubon and other ornithologists thought were 5 separate species.
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed and Coloured by Robt. Havell. 1838"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

Production date: AD 1838

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.5.17
Primary reference Number: 300569
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 15 July 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate CCCCXVII [417]: Maria's Woodpecker, Picus Martini, Aud. I. Male. 2. Female.; Three-toed Woodpecker, Picus Hirsutis, Vieil. 3, Male, 4, Female.; Phillips' Woodpecker, Picus Phillipsi, Aud. 5 and 6, Males.; Canadian Woodpecker, Picus Canadensis, Buff. 7. Male.; Harris's Woodpecker, Picus Harrisi, Aud. 8. Male. 9, Female.; Audubon's Woodpecker, Picus Auduboni, Trudeau. 10, Male." Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/300569 Accessed: 2024-04-23 08:31:17

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