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Three woodcock birds hanging upside down by string against a gray brick wall, inside an oval lithograph titled Game Birds of America.

Woodcock, from Game Birds of America (1861 lithograph)

Three woodcocks hang upside down by their feet from a string against a gray brick wall, their long bills pointing downward. The oval print is a hand-colored lithograph with shaded plumage in brown, buff, and gray, and the title "Game Birds of America" arcs across the top border.

Artist
Clay
Date
1861
Medium
paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
1002 × 1280 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1861).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History