1. Ephialtes Watsonii, 2. (Ephialtes) sagittatus and Antrostomus Serico-caudatus
Fine Arts Jackson Collection of Early Lithographs
Item Info
Source: Print and Picture Collection - Jackson Collection of American Lithographs
Notes:
John Cassin (1813-1869) was an outstanding American ornithologist, head of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia's bird department and associated with the J.T. Bowen lithographic establishment. These are his taxonomic names.
Notes:
The two prints are on one page. From Jour. Of the Acad. Of Nat. Sci. of Phila. 2nd Series. Vol. 2, Pl. 12-13. (c.1850)
The left (Pl. 12) shows a Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Ephialtes Watsonii) and a White-fronted Scops Owl (Ephialtes Sagittatus). 22x18 cm
The right (Pl. 13) shows a Silky-tailed Nightjar (Antrostomus Serico-caudatus). 23.75x17 cm.
Notes:
These prints…all appeared in the 2nd series of the Jour. Of the Acad. Of Nat. Sci. of Phila. In the bound volumes, they were hand-colored. (A.E. Phillips, Academy Editor)
Creation Year: ca. 1850
Creator Name: Stephens, H.L. (del.) - Artist
Hitchcock, William E. (c.1825-1880) - Artist
Bowen, J.T., Phila. - Lithographer