'The Painted Finch, Cock and Hen' [Painted bunting] George Edwards
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'The Painted Finch, Cock and Hen' [Painted bunting]
Ornithological studies of the male and female Painted bunting Passerina ciris from North America, the male posed upon a branch, the female in the act of catching a bee. Plate 273 from chapter 63 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c..., by George Edwards, volume 2 (London, for the author, 1760). The plate is inscribed: "Non-Pareiles, Cock and Hen, Etched directly from Life of their natural size. Geo Edwards Delin et Sculp AD 1757."
Original: etching. 1757
- Image reference: RS-9988
- The Royal Society
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