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Hylocichla mustelina, wood thrush
Plate 73 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
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Aquatint Asterid Audubon Berry Birds Of America Cornaceae Cornales Cornus Dogwood Eating Eudicot Feeding Flowering Pair Passeriformes Angiospermae Dicot Dicotyledon Hylocichla Mustelina Magnoliophyta
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This exquisite hand-colored aquatint print, Plate 73 from John James Audubon's seminal work "Birds of America" (1827-30), showcases the Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, in a moment of natural repast. The bird, a member of the Passeriformes order and the family Turdidae, is depicted perched gracefully on a slender branch laden with the delicate, white flowers of a dogwood tree (Cornus florida), a flowering plant belonging to the Cornales order and the family Cornaceae. The Wood Thrush is identified by its distinctive brown and white plumage, with a distinctive spotted breast, and its large, expressive eyes. The Wood Thrush is a migratory bird, spending its summers in North America and winters in Central America. It is an omnivorous bird, feeding on a variety of fruits, berries, and insects. In this image, the bird is seen in the act of consuming a berry, its beak delicately parting the soft, fleshy fruit. The intricate detail of the feathers, the texture of the berry, and the delicate shading of the flowers are all testament to the masterful artistry of the engraver, R. Havell & Son, and the skillful hand-coloring. The Wood Thrush is an asterid, a type of eudicot, and a member of the Angiospermae, or flowering plants. The Angiosperms are a large and diverse group of plants, characterized by their seeds enclosed in an ovary. The Magnoliophyta, or flowering plants, are a subclass of the division Pteridophyta, and are distinguished by their flowers, which contain both male and female reproductive structures. The Wood Thrush's preferred habitat is in wooded areas, making the dogwood tree an appropriate and fitting backdrop for this beautiful and intricately detailed illustration.
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