Plate 267
Havell XXVII
Red-Headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
This painting is particularly difficult to date, since it is not inscribed and Audubon did not mention it in his writings. The skillful composition indicates that it is not an early work; since the drawing was among those Audubon took to England in 1826, it was probably done in 1824 or 1825
Source: The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon. Copyright 1966 by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.
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