Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads] " commenced to sing! I was so surprised & thrilled I stood per-fectly motionless almost without breathing. The song was not repeated, and presently I saw two brilliant males and the female flying nervously around in the trees. / Along South of Farqhuar’s, feasting on the orange ground across the hollow from which rose the white beeches. Here I saw, and stood quite close to, a Peter-bird, whose appearance - small greyish body, black beak & eyes, hooded head, orange tinted breast and belly - quite came "