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Artist
- Name:
- White, George Gorgas
- Dates:
- ca. 1835-1898
- Country:
- US
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Lithographer:
- Bowen, John T.
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive
- Observations:
- Drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock
Book
- Title:
- Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America
- Author(s):
- Cassin, John
- Publisher:
- Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1862
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Two northern saw-whet owls are sitting on the small leafless branch of a slanted tree in a mountainous landscape of coniferous woodland.
The northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus), referred to as “Kirtland’s owl (Nictale kirtlandii)” by the author, is a small nocturnal bird of prey in the family Strigidae native to North America.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, bird, color, moon, North America, owl, raptor, reference book, Strigidae
