Pencil contour drawings of 17 birds representing four species: Phoethornis longirostris, Thalurania colombica, motmot, and little blue heron. Left sixth of paper demarcated with a vertical line, with notes that indicate species, color details, and details of behavior.
Pencil drawings of twenty-one birds; some are little more than silhouette outlines, most are contour drawings, and a few are shaded. Each drawing is labeled, 1 through 6 and x, y, z. Left sixth of paper demarcated with a vertical line, with extensive pencil notes that identify birds and/or give information on color and behavior. Birds represente...
Oil study of bird heads, bills, and feet, primarily those of toucans, on board primed taupe. Studies consist of four birds' heads, two bills (one with an accompanying eye sketch), and two feet.
Pencil contour drawings of a coot: a small silhouette of a coot floating, a large drawing of a coot with one wing extended, viewed from underneath, and a life-size tracing of a coot's foot.
Pencil contour drawings of 24 birds and parts of birds representing two species; upper half of drawings are Oropendola, lower half a bird of unidentified species. Left sixth of paper demarcated with a vertical line, with notes that indicate species, color details, and detail of behavior.
Pencil drawing of 29 birds representing nineteen species. Some drawings are shaded, while others are simple contour drawings. Left sixth of paper demarcated with a vertical line, with extensive pencil notes that identify bird species.
Gouache painting of two Wilson's snipe, male and female, with reeds in background. Bright, saturated colors. Painting is likely from early in Francis Lee Jaques's career, most likely his time as an illustrator in Duluth, MN in the 1920s.
Pencil study of a group of vines and climbing plants, twisted together, climbing vertically. Some vines have leaves attached; these are labeled A-B and T. Sections on left side of drawing labeled "(A1)", "(1)", and "(2)." Two small, light pencil sketches of perching birds in lower right quadrant of sheet.
Pencil drawing of seventeen birds representing three species. white hawk drawing (seven uppermost sketches) have some shading, while screaming hawk and Mexican cormorant drawings are contour drawings. Left sixth of paper demarcated with a vertical line, with extensive pencil notes that identify birds or give information on color and behavior.
Pencil studies of a whooping crane or cranes, drawing the bird in different positions. Some drawings are close-ups of parts of the bird. Left margin of paper is demarcated with a vertical line and contains pencil notes.
