Desert Cardinal

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Zoom in — The Texan cardinal bird (Cardinalis sinuatus).

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Bowen, John T.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
Author:: Cassin, John
Publisher:: Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1862
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Description:

A male and a female desert cardinal sit on the branch of a deciduous tree, with the male facing the viewer and the female seen from the side, facing left.
The desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus), also commonly known as Pyrrhuloxia and referred to as Texan cardinal bird by the author, is a passerine bird in the family Cardinalidae native to North America.

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{{cite web | title=Desert Cardinal | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/desert-cardinal/ | author=Unknown | year=1862 | access-date=May 23, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}