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.
Two-sided pencil drawing. Front: pencil drawing of black cherry tree or two trees, viewed from partway up tree to top of tree. Leaves only drawn on one small branch at upper left. Notations indicate the height of the partial tree is 15', with diameter of trunks 1 1/2" and 1 3/4". Reverse: rough sketch of tulip tree branch.
Two-sided pencil drawing. Front: pencil drawing of black cherry tree or two trees, viewed from partway up tree to top of tree. Leaves only drawn on one small branch at upper left. Notations indicate the height of the partial tree is 15', with diameter of trunks 1 1/2" and 1 3/4". Reverse: rough sketch of tulip tree branch.
Scratchboard illustration of a bobolink, flying over fields, seen from a bird's-eye view. Illustrated in "John Burroughs' America" (Farida A. Wiley, 1951), page 214.
