38. Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla

  • Latin name : Jynx torquilla Linnaeus, 1758
  • Inventory number : Série 29 Feuillet 37 Dessin 3
  • Dates : Before February 1806
  • Full size : H. 22,9cm ; l. 11,7cm
  • Physical description : Pastel, graphite, ink on wove paper
  •  Inscriptions : Pl-423 (ink, at upper right) yunx torquilla (ink, at lower center)

Side view of bird in a living pose on a sketched graphite branch, sketched graphite background.