Turdus merula

Common names:
Common Blackbird
Family:
Turdidae
Country:
Scotland
Artist:
William MacGillivray
Format:
Painting
Medium:
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Dimensions:
522 x 385 mm
Copyright:
Public Domain
Source:
From the Library and Archives, Natural History Museum, London
Notes verso:
Inscription on reverse: "Blackbird. Turdus Merula, on Syringa vulgris. Male and Female. The former from a specimen shot near Edinburgh, in December 1832; the latter from one shot at Cramond Bridge, 1t January, 1833. Edinburgh, 3d January, 1833."
Turdus merula