63. Sand Martin Riparia riparia

Latin name : Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Inventory number : Série 30 Feuillet 18 Dessin 3
Dates : Before February 1806
Full size : H. 11,8cm ; l ; 17,9cm
Physical description : Pastel, graphite, on wove paper
Link to Harvard University collections :
identical duplicate
: Hyrondelle de Rivage de Buffon. N.p., , n.d.
bis :
non-identical duplicate
Bank Swallow or Sand Martin A.W. Hirundo Reparia. L’Hirondelle de Rivage Buffon. Henderson, Kentucky, , 1811 May 23.

Side view of bird in a living pose on a sketched graphite rock.