SPOTTED SANDPIPER... VIEW ON BAYOU SARAH LOUISIANA (PLATE CCCX)

Actitis macularia JW 36 fine impression, two short tears in the upper edge, slight soiling in the margins, three soft horizontal creases 14 3/4 by 21 1/8 in.; 375 by 537 mm. Based on a composition painted in 1821. "The young become very fat in autumn, and afford delicious eating, for as they feed much on worms, aquatic insects, and small molusca, their flesh seldom has a fishy taste.".