Jail Bird, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race 1851

"Jail Bird" is a humorous lithograph by Henry Louis Stephens from his 1851 work *The Comic Natural History of the Human Race*. The print depicts a man's head, with a bird's body, perched on a branch. This satirical illustration from the Victorian era highlights the artist's talent for caricature and use of symbolism, drawing connections between human behavior and the natural world. The work is part of a series of similar prints, all of which use anthropomorphic imagery to comment on human nature. The print is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.