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Archives paintings, drawings, and prints collection Birds With digital objects
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Flicker(?)

The item is a painting of a grey bird with its wings outstretched while sitting amongst some flowers. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster. On the back of the painting is written Flicker(?), but the bird has been correctly identified by Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum as a Northern Flicker.

Grosbeak(?)

The item is a painting of a bird sitting amongst some branches. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster, possibly in the 1930s. The painting has been incorrectly titled as a Grosbeak by Winifred Williams. Also on the back of the painting is a note written on December 7, 1993 stating that Florence Dickson said this was a Sparrow Hawk or Kestrel. It has been correctly identified as an American Kestrel by Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum.

Varied Thrush? (Painted Robin)

The item is a painting of a grey bird sitting amongst some vegetation. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster, possibly in the 1930s The painting has been incorrectly titled as Varied Thrush? (Painted Robin), but the bird has been correctly identified as a Red-Breasted Nuthatch by the Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum.