95. House Sparrow
Passer domesticus

  • Latin name : Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Inventory number : Série 29 Feuillet 2 Dessin 1
  • Dates : Before February 1806
  • Full size : H. 18cm ; l. 23cm
  • Physical description : Pastel, graphite, ink on wove paper
  •  Inscriptions  : Pl-383 (ink, at upper left) fringila domestica Le Moineau – Buffon. |Passer Domesticus. | A_nantes(  ) Paisse (ink, at lower center)

Side view of bird in a living pose on a wheat stalk.