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Black-Crowned Night Heron or Qua Bird

(not entered)The Birds of America; from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories

After John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851)

Lithographer John Bowen (American, 1801–1861)

Date1843

Place createdNew York, New York, United States, North America

Place createdPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Mediumhand colored lithograph

DimensionsSheet: 10 7/16 × 6 5/16 in. (26.5 × 16 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of the Starbuck Smith, Jr., Family

Accession Number2004.1161.363

On View

Not on Display

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