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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Artist (American, 1785 - 1851)
Lithographer (American, 1801 - 1856)
Date1840, first published version; 1856, this print published
Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored with color printing
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/16 × 6 11/16 inches (25.9 × 17 cm)
Image: 7 1/2 × 5 1/16 inches (19.1 × 12.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donor, 2018
Object number2018.5.1
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextJohn James Audubon drew this beautiful bird from a specimen he obtained in Camden, New Jersey. He saw it flying over a meadow, in pursuit of insects. He reported that it used its long tail when making sudden turns to follow its prey. Audubon only saw four of these birds in his lifetime. It is a native of Central and South America. This flycatcher is occasionally swept north in hurricanes. The plant is the Loblolly-bay.
ProvenanceMercantile Library Brooklyn, New York. (Parkway Antique Gallery, Austin, Texas). unknown. Gifted 1986 to anonymous donor, Texas [1]; gifted January 12, 2018 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Donor wishes to remain anonymous.
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