Black-necked Stilt, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1889

"Black-necked Stilt," from the *Game Birds* series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, is a chromolithograph from 1889 by Allen & Ginter. The card depicts a Black-necked Stilt, a bird with long, pink legs, a black neck, and a black and white body, standing in a marsh. The bird is drawn in a realistic style and the card is printed on a thin, rectangular piece of paper with a border of gold and red floral patterns. The card is a great example of the type of trading cards that were popular in the late 19th century and is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.