This etching and aquatint by Max Ernst depicts a surreal avian figure rendered in muted tones that evokes both menace and melancholy, consistent with the series' exploration of birds as symbols of danger and psychological unease. The work employs Ernst's characteristic technique of layered mark-making to create atmospheric depth, while the folded format of the Arches paper suggests the artist's interest in physical manipulation of the print surface itself. Accompanied by text from Dorothea Tanning on the reverse, the plate functions as part of a larger collaborative narrative examining themes of vulnerability and foreboding through ornithological imagery.