17. Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius

Latin name : Actitis macularius(Linnaeus, 1766)
Inventory number : Série 30 Feuillet 8 Dessin 1
Dates : October 1803 – March 1805
Full size : H. 20,5cm ; l. 8,4cm
Physical description : Pastel, graphite, on wove paper
Link to Harvard University collections :
non-identical duplicate
: Spotted Sand Piper. Gringa Macularia. La Grive d’Eau Buffon. Pennsylvania, , 1812 Apr. 22

Spotted Sandpiper, breeding plumage.

Bird hanging by the beak.