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Olive-sided Flycatcher

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

Two birds are perched on a pine branch with blue-grey pine cones. The birds are gray and brown with white undersides. The color palette includes brown, gray, white, green, and dark blue. One bird is upright on the top left branch, while the other is mid-flight or perched vertically with its head pointing downward on the lower right branch.

Artwork Details

Date
1833
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1572 × 2452 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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