Plate 127
Havell CLIII
Myrtle Warbler
(Larus philadelphia)
“In the published engraving of this species, which Audubon identified as the “yellow rump warbler,” Havell combined the male shown here with young birds from two other drawings. This is one of Audubon’s early works, done on April 22, 1812, in Pennsylvania, as inscribed. He used a combination of pencil, pastel, and water color in the rendering of the bird. A wild iris, the blue flag (Iris versicolor), is done in pencil and water color; it is also known as poison flag because of its toxic root.”
Source: The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon. Copyright 1966 by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.
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