Common Pheasant Illustration - Vintage Wildlife Art by J. Thorburn #209227 (License: Personal Use)

This finely detailed lithograph depicts a male common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in profile, highlighting its vibrant iridescent green head, red facial wattles, coppery-brown plumage with black barring, and elongated tail feathers marked with black ocelli. The bird stands alert on a rugged stone amid tufts of wild grass, rendered with meticulous attention to texture and light-typical of late Victorian natural history illustration. The artwork bears the signature “J. Thorburn” in the lower-left corner, indicating its origin from a period when scientific accuracy and aesthetic beauty were equally prized.

Used in educational wildlife pages, museum digital archives, ornithology blogs, or historical art collections; ideal for users seeking authoritative visual references of game birds or studying antique natural history illustrations.