The Birds of America

Print of a pair of Lincoln's sparrows from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual perches above on a mostly bare twig, another looks upward from the ground, surrounded by various flowers and small plants.

Plate 193 - Lincoln Finch

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of northern shrikes from Audubon's "The Birds of America." All adult plumage, one individual perches high in a green stemmed tree with clusters of red berries, two others flit from twig to twig, and a fourth begins to feed on a horned lark.

Plate 192 - Great cinerous Shrike or Butcher Bird (Northern Shrike)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of willow ptarmigans from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male perks up his head over a hilly grassland, a female sits nearby with a number of young chicks huddled underneath.

Plate 191 - Willow Grous

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of yellow-bellied sapsuckers from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two adults hand on to a drooping deciduous branch with clusters of small black fruits

Plate 190 - Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of snow buntings from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One individual in winter plumage is in flight above with a gray sky and mountain scene behind, two others perch on the ground

Plate 189 - Snow Bunting

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of American tree sparrows from Audubon's "The Birds of America." Two birds flit around a small branch bearing clusters of seeds and small leaves turning from green to red

Plate 188 - Tree Sparrow

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a pair of boat-tailed grackles from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male and one female are perched together atop a tree with acorn-like seeds and stringy hanging mosses.

Plate 187 - Boat-tailed Grackle

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

Print of a group of greater prairie-chickens from Audubon's "The Birds of America." One male dives towards another, with one female cowering beneath. Yellow lilies loom above the scene in an open grassland, with small patches of forest in the distance.

Plate 186 - Pinnated Grous (Greater Prairie-chicken)

Illustrated by John James Audubon🪶

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🪶
#SuperbOwl

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🪶
#SuperbOwl

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🪶