50. Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

  • Latin name : Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758
  • Inventory number : Série 29 Feuillet 31 Dessin 2
  • Dates : Before February 1806
  • Full size : H. 14,2cm ; l. 18,2cm
  • Physical description : Pastel, graphite, ink on wove paper
  •  Inscriptions : L’Ecorcheur Mâle (ink, at lower center)
  • Link to Harvard University collections :
    identical  duplicate
  •  : L’Ecorcheur male de Buffon. Le Gros Bec. Near Nantes, France, , 1805 Jul.

Mâle Red-backed Shrike.

Side view of bird in a living pose on a branch.