The Birds of America

Print of a pair of Bachman's warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female perch on a blossoming magnolia. The birds are similar to other wood warblers, olive above and yellow below, with dark bills and a large black patch on the breast

Plate 185 - Bachman's Warbler

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of hummingbirds from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Five hummingbirds of various plumages buzz around a drooping branch or vine bearing red flowers. At least one individual seems to be a Jamaican mango - the rest may intend to depict some other member of the genus Anthacothorax.

Plate 184 - Mango Humming Bird

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of golden-crowned kinglets from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds perch near one another on a small plant bearing purplish flowers.

Plate 183 - American Golden-crested wren (Golden-crowned Kinglet)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of common ground doves from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Three vibrant birds flutter around the top of an orange tree that is beginning to fruit; a paler individual and a fledge perch below

Plate 182 - Ground Dove

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a great gray owl from Audubon's "The birds of America." The bird is perched facing away from the viewer a top a dead, worn tree, its face turned around towards the viewer. Text below illustration is a little faint on this pint, but reads: "Great Cinereous Owl. STRIX CINEREA. G-------. Female. Adult."

Plate 351 - Great Cinereous Owl (Great Gray Owl)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
#SuperbOwl

Print of a collection of owls from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Individuals to the far left and lower left are burrowing owls, top center is a little owl (probably?), the two individuals to the top right are northern pygmy owls, and lower right, stalking on the ground and larger than the rest is a short-eared owl. Text below illustration gives these names: "Burrowing Owl Large-headed Burrowing Owl Little night Owl Columbian Owl Short-eared Owl."

Plate 432 - Burrowing Owl, Large-headed Burrowing Owl, Little night Owl, Columbian Owl, Short-eared Owl

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
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Print of a pair of barn owls from Audubon's "The Birds of America." The pair are perched on dead tree branches, vying for a chipmunk kill. The background is a winding river on the plains during late twilight. Text below illustration reads: "Barn Owl. STRIX FLAMMEA. Male.1.Female,2. Ground Squirrel. Sciurus Striatus. Drawn from Nature by J.J.Audubon. F.R.S. F.L.S. Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R.Havell 1833."

Plate 171 - Barn Owl

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
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Pint of a barred owl from Audubon's "The Birds of America." The bird is lunging at a gray squirrel, its wings raised high, the animals are on a worn out tree limb still bearing just 3 leaves. Text below illustration reads: "Barred Owl. Male. adult STRIX NEBULOSA. Grey Squirrel. Scurius Cinereus. Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon. F.R.S.E. F.L.S. M.W.S. Engraved by R. Havell.Jun. Printed & Coloured by R.Havell.Sen. London. 1828."

Plate 46 -- Barred Owl

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
#SuperbOwl

Print of a great horned owl pair from Audubon's "The Birds of America." The birds are perched on a broken, lichen covered tree limb, with both of their heads turned towards the viewer. Text below illustration reads: "Great Horned Owl. STRIX VIRGINIANA. Gmel. Male.1. Female,2. Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon. F.R.S.F.L.S. Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R.Havell."

Plate 61 - Great Horned Owl

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶
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Print of a golden eagle from Audubon's "The Birds of America." An adult bird ascends in flight, grasping its prey in its talons, a white hare. The backdrop is a gray and rocky boreal mountain scene.

Plate 181- Golden Eagle

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of pine siskins from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds descend headfirst down a drooping tamarack branch, investigating the young cones.

Plate 180 - Pine Finch (Pine Siskin)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a northern house wren from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird skulks along a forest floor with mosses and various small plants and berries

Plate 179 - Wood Wren (Northern House Wren)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of orange-crowned warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds perch in a branching flower stalk bearing many small pink flowers.

Plate 178 - Orange-crowned Warbler

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of white-crowned pigeons from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds perch in a leafy tree beak to beak - perhaps engaging in courtship feeding. Orange and red flowers bloom around them.

Plate 177 - White-crowned Pigeon

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of spruce grouse from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two males and two females huddle together on sloping open ground in front of a rotting log and some trillium plants.

Plate 176 - Spotted Grous (Spruce Grouse)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of sedge wrens from Audubon's "The Birds of America." A breeding pair perch atop an enclosed nest built into tall marsh grasses.

Print 175 - Nuttals lesser-marsh Wren (Sedge Wren)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of olive-sided flycatchers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual perches upright in a fir tree among cones, another begins to dive down towards some prey.

Plate 174 - Olive-sided Flycatcher

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of barn swallows from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual sits on a mud nest built against a wooden plank, a second individual perches on the rim and flaps its wings.

Plate 173 - Barn Swallow

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of blue-headed quail-dove from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Three individuals strut along on open ground with some grass behind them, as well ass a curious flower with 5 long, thin, green petals.

Plate 171 - Blue-headed Pigeon (Blue-headed Quail-dove)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a gray kingbird from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird perches on a green branch bearing droopy magenta flowers; it flashes its red feathers on top of it's head

Plate 170 - Piping Flycatcher (Gray Kingbird)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a fork-tailed flycatcher from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult male showing full tail plumed perches with its back to the viewer on a tree branch bearing large white flowers.

Plate 168 - Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Key West quail-doves from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds low to the ground face each other, surrounded by various small plants including pink and white flowers.

Pate 167 - Key-west Dove

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a rough-legged hawk from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One immature bird perches on a dead tree trunk, hunched over its prey - a small black passerine, perhaps an icterid.

Plate 166 - Rough-legged Falcon (Rough-legged Hawk)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a Bachman's sparrow from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird investigates seed casings on a tree branch, which also bears pink flowers above.

Plate 165 - Bachman's Pinewood Finch (Bachman's Sparrow)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a veery from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird struts along the ground among various plants, including one with clusters of red fruits, and a tall white flower rising above the rest.

Plate 164 - Tawny Thrush (Veery)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of palm warblers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One adult male and one juvenile flit about on the branch of an orange tree beginning to blossom.

Plate 163 - Palm Warbler

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Zenaida doves from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird perches in a tree bearing white and black flowers, looking up at another individual swooping in from above.

Plate 162 - Zenaida Dove

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of crested caracaras from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One bird tenuously perches on a broken tree branch, reeling as another individual swoops down at it from above.

Plate 161 - Brasilian Caracara Eagle

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of Carolina chickadees from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds flit up and down a supplejack vine investigating some fuzzy object hanging from a nearby bare twig - perhaps some kind of plant seed or cocoon.

Plate 160 - Carolina Titmouse

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of northern cardinals from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female perch on separate branches of a flowering almond tree.

Plate 159 - Cardinal Grosbeak (Northern Cardinal)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶