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Centurus Flaviventris _1 Male _ 2 Female
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Centurus Flaviventris _1 Male _ 2 Female

Bowen & Co. · ca 1857 · paper (overall material)

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The lithographic firm of Bowen & Company (1859-ca 1871) of Philadelphia produced this hand-colored lithograph showing two birds after original illustrations by William E. Hitchcock (ca 1823-1926) and John Cassin (1813-1869) both of Philadelphia. The image was published as plate IV in "Zoology of the Boundary" by S. F. Baird (1823–1887), published in Volume 2, Part 2, of the <i>Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey.</i> The volume was printed in 1859 by Cornelius Wendell of Washington, D.C. The two illustrated birds represent a male and a female "Centurus Flaviventris" (common name Yellow-bellied Woodpecker/Sapsucker).

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Credit lineCenturus Flaviventris _1 Male _ 2 Female. ca 1857. Bowen & Co.. National Museum of American History. CC0.

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