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Wild Turkey, the first plate of the set
The first plate of the set, Wild Turkey.

The Birds of America, complete set

By John James Audubon, 1827-1838

All 435 plates of The Birds of America as facsimile giclées at the size of the original sheet, kept in a Solander box the way a library keeps the original.

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The Birds of America

Contents

John James Audubon, 1827-1838

  1. 1Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
  2. 2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  3. 3Prothonotary Warbler
  4. 4Purple Finch
  5. 5Canada Warbler
  6. 6Wild Turkey. Female and YoungMeleagris gallopavo
  7. 7Common Grackle
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow
  9. 9Selby’s Flycatcher
  10. 10Brown Lark
  11. 11Bird of WashingtonFalco washingtonii
  12. 12Baltimore OrioleIcterus baltimore
  13. 13Snow BirdFringilla nivalis
  14. 14Prairie Warbler
  15. 15Northern Parula
  16. 16Great-footed HawkFalco peregrinus
  17. 17Carolina Turtle DoveColumba carolinensis
  18. 18Bewick’s Wren
  19. 19Louisiana Waterthrush
  20. 20Blue-winged Warbler
  21. 21Mocking BirdTurdus polyglottus
  22. 22Purple MartinHirundo purpurea
  23. 23Yellow-breasted Warbler
  24. 24Roscoe’s Yellow-throat
  25. 25Song Sparrow
  26. 26Carolina ParrotPsittacus carolinensis
  27. 27Red-headed WoodpeckerPicus erythrocephalus
  28. 28Solitary Vireo
  29. 29Rufous-sided Towhee
  30. 30Pine Warbler
  31. 31White-headed EagleFalco leucocephalus
  32. 32Black-billed CuckooAcoccycus erythrophthalmus
  33. 33American GoldfinchCarduelis americana
  34. 34Worm-eating Warbler
  35. 35Yellow Warbler
  36. 36Stanley HawkFalco stanleii
  37. 37Golden-winged WoodpeckerPicus auratus
  38. 38Kentucky Warbler
  39. 39Crested TitmouseParus bicolor
  40. 40American Redstart
  41. 41Ruffed GrouseTetrao umbellus
  42. 42Orchard Oriole
  43. 43Cedar Waxwing
  44. 44Summer Red BirdPiranga rubra
  45. 45Willow Flycatcher
  46. 46Barred OwlStrix nebulosa
  47. 47Throated HummingbirdTrochilus colubris
  48. 48Cerulean Warbler
  49. 49Blue-green Warbler
  50. 50Magnolia Warbler
  51. 51Red-tailed HawkFalco borealis
  52. 52Chuckwills WidowCaprimulgus carolinsensis
  53. 53Painted Finch
  54. 54Rice Bird
  55. 55Cuvier’s Kinglet
  56. 56Red-shouldered HawkFalco lineatus
  57. 57Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
  58. 58Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
  59. 59Chestnut-sided WarblerSylvia icterocephala
  60. 60Carbonated WarblerPyrus bothryapium
  61. 61Great Horned OwlStrix virginiana
  62. 62Passenger PigeonColumba migratoria
  63. 63White-eyed FlycatcherMuscicapa cantatrix
  64. 64Swamp SparrowFringilla palustris
  65. 65Rathbone WarblerSylvia rathbonia
  66. 66Ivory-billed WoodpeckerPicus principalis
  67. 67Red-winged Starling or Marsh BlackbirdIcterus phaeniceus
  68. 68Republican, or Cliff SwallowHyrundo fulva
  69. 69Bay-breasted WarblerSylvia castanea
  70. 70Henslow’s SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
  71. 71Winter HawkFalco hyemalis
  72. 72Swallow-tailed HawkFalco furcatus
  73. 73Wood ThrushHylocichia mustelina
  74. 74Indigo BirdFringilla cyanea
  75. 75Le Petit Caporal
  76. 76Virginian PartridgePerdix virginiana
  77. 77Belted KingfisherAlcedo alcyon
  78. 78Great Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
  79. 79Tyrant FlycatcherMuscicapa tyrannus
  80. 80Prairie TitlarkAnthus pipiens
  81. 81Fish Hawk or OspreyFalco haleaetus
  82. 82Whip-poor-willCaprimulgus vociferus
  83. 83House WrenSylvia domestica
  84. 84Blue-Grey FlycatcherMuscicapa coerulea
  85. 85Yellow Throated WarblerSylvia flavicollis
  86. 86Black WarriorStrix virginiana
  87. 87Florida JayCorvus floridanus
  88. 88Autumnal WarblerSylvia autumnalis
  89. 89Nashville WarblerSylvia rubricapilla
  90. 90Black & White CreeperCerthia varia
  91. 91Broad-winged HawkFalco pennsylvanicus
  92. 92Pigeon HawkFalco columbarius
  93. 93Seaside FinchFringilla maritima
  94. 94Grass Finch, or Bay-winged BuntingFringilla graminea
  95. 95Blue-eyed Yellow WarblerSylvia citrinella
  96. 96Columbia JayCorvus bullockii
  97. 97Little Screech OwlStrix asio
  98. 98White-bellied SwallowHirundo bicolor
  99. 99Cow-pen BirdIcterus pecoris
  100. 100Marsh WrenTroglodytes palustris
  101. 101RavenCorvus corax
  102. 102Blue JayCorvus cristatus
  103. 103Canada WarblerMuscicapa canadensis
  104. 104Chipping SparrowFringilla socialis
  105. 105Red-breasted NuthatchHirundo bicolor
  106. 106Black Vulture, or Carrion CrowVultur atratus
  107. 107Canada JayCorvus canadensis
  108. 108Fox-coloured SparrowFringilla rufa
  109. 109Savanna FinchFringilla finch
  110. 110Hooded WarblerSylvia mitrata
  111. 111Pileated WoodpeckerPicus pileated
  112. 112Downy WoodpeckerPicus pubescens
  113. 113Blue-birdSylvia sialis
  114. 114White-crowned SparrowFringilla leucophrys
  115. 115Wood PeweeMuscicapa rapax
  116. 116Ferruginous ThrushTurdus rufus
  117. 117Mississippi KiteTurdus rufus
  118. 118Warbling FlycatcherMuscicapa melodia
  119. 119Yellow-throated VireoMuscicapa cylvicola
  120. 120Pewit FlycatcherMuscicapa richardsonii
  121. 121Snowy OwlStrix nyttea
  122. 122Blue GrosbeakFringilla corulea
  123. 123Black & Yellow WarblersSylvia magnolia
  124. 124Green Black-capt Flycatcher
  125. 125Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
  126. 126White-headed EagleFalco leucocephalus
  127. 127Rose-breasted GrosbeakLoxia rosea
  128. 128Cat BirdTurdus lividus
  129. 129Great Crested FlycatcherMuscicapa crinita
  130. 130Yellow-winged SparrowFringilla passerina
  131. 131American RobinTurdus migratorius
  132. 132Three-toed WoodpeckerPicus tridactylus
  133. 133Black-poll WarblerSylvia striata
  134. 134Hemlock WarblerSylvia parus
  135. 135Blackburnian WarberSylvia blackburniae
  136. 136Meadow LarkSturdus ludovicianus
  137. 137Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria viridis
  138. 138Connecticut WarberSylvia agilis
  139. 139Field SparrowFringill pusilla
  140. 140Pine Creeping WarblerSylvia pinus
  141. 141GoshawkFalco palumbarius
  142. 142American Sparrow HawkFalco sparverius
  143. 143Golden-crowned ThrushTurdus aurocapillus
  144. 144Small Green Crested FlycatcherMuscicapa querula
  145. 145Yellow Red-poll WarblerSylvia petechia
  146. 146Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
  147. 147Night HawkCaprimulgus virginianus
  148. 148Pine Swamp WarblerSylvia pusilla
  149. 149Sharp-tailed FinchFringilla caudacuta
  150. 150Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
  151. 151Turkey BuzzardCathartes aura
  152. 152White-breasted Black-capped NuthatchSitta carolinensis
  153. 153Yellow Rump WarblerSylvia coronata
  154. 154Tennessee WarblerSylvia peregrina
  155. 155Black-throated Blue WarblerSylvia canadensis
  156. 156American CrowCorvus americanus
  157. 157Rusty GrakleQuiscalus ferrugineus
  158. 158American SwiftCypselus pelusgius
  159. 159Cardinal GrosbeakFringilla cardinalis
  160. 160Carolina TitmouseParus carolinensis
  161. 161Brasilian Caracara EaglePolyborus vulgaris
  162. 162Zenaida DoveColumba zanaida
  163. 163Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
  164. 164Tawny ThrushTurdus wilsonii
  165. 165Bachmans FinchFringilla bachmani
  166. 166Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
  167. 167Key West DoveColumba montana
  168. 168Forked-tailed FlycatcherMusicapa savana
  169. 169Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus seniculus
  170. 170Pipiry FlycatcherMuscicapa dominicensis
  171. 171Barn OwlStrix flammea
  172. 172Blue-headed PigeonColumbo cyanocephala
  173. 173Barn SwallowHirundo amaricana
  174. 174Olive-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa cooperi
  175. 175Nuttall’s lesser-marsh WrenTroglodites brevirostris
  176. 176Spotted GrouseTetrao canadensis
  177. 177White crowned PigeonColumba leucocephala
  178. 178Orange-crowned WarblerSylvua celata
  179. 179Wood WrenTroglodites americana
  180. 180Pine FinchFringilla pinus
  181. 181Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
  182. 182Ground DoveColumba passerina
  183. 183American Golden crested WrenRegulus tricolor
  184. 184Mangrove Humming BirdTrochilus mango
  185. 185Bachman’s WarblerSylvia bachmanii
  186. 186Pinnated GrouseTetrao cupid
  187. 187Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
  188. 188Tree SparrowFringilla canadensis
  189. 189Snow BuntingEmberiza nivalis
  190. 190Yellow bellied WoodpeckerPicus varius
  191. 191Willow Grouse, or large PtarmiganTetrao saliceti
  192. 192Great American ShrikeLanius septentuonalis
  193. 193Lincoln FinchFingilla lincolnii
  194. 194Canadian TitmouseParus hudsonicus
  195. 195Ruby crowned WrenRegulus calendula
  196. 196Labrador FalconFalco labradora
  197. 197American CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
  198. 198Brown headed Worm eating WarblerSylvia swainsonii
  199. 199Little OwlStrix acadica
  200. 200Shore LarkAlauda alpestris
  201. 201Canada GooseAnas canadensis
  202. 202Red-Throated DiverColymbus septentrionalis
  203. 203Fresh Water Marsh HenRallus elegans
  204. 204Salt Water Marsh HenRallus crepitans
  205. 205Virginia RailRallus virginianus
  206. 206Summer or Wood DuckAnas sponsa
  207. 207Booby GannetSula fusca
  208. 208Esquimaux CurlewNumenius borealis
  209. 209Wilson’s PloverCharadrius wilsonius
  210. 210Least BitternArdea exilis
  211. 211Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
  212. 212Common GullLarus canus
  213. 213PuffinMormon arcticus
  214. 214Razor BillAlca torda
  215. 215Hyperborean phalaropePhalaropus hyperboreus
  216. 216Wood IbisTantalus loculator
  217. 217Louisiana HeronArdea ludoviciana
  218. 218Foolish GuillemotUria troile
  219. 219Black GuillemotUria grylle
  220. 220Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
  221. 221Mallard DuckAnas bochas
  222. 222White IbisIbis alba
  223. 223Pied Oyster-catcherHaematopus ostralegus
  224. 224Kittiwake GullLarus tridactylus
  225. 225Kildeer PloverCharadrius vociferus
  226. 226Whooping CraneGrus americana
  227. 227Pin tailed DuckAnas acuta
  228. 228American Green winged TealAnas carolinensis
  229. 229Scaup DuckFuligula marila
  230. 230Ruddy PloverTringa arenaria
  231. 231Long billed CurlewNumenius longirostris
  232. 232Hooded MerganserMergus cucullatus
  233. 233Sora or RailRallus carolinus
  234. 234Tufted DuckFuligula rufitorques
  235. 235Sooty TernSterna fuliginosa
  236. 236Night Heron or Qua BirdArdea nycticorax
  237. 237Great Esquimaux CurlewNumenius huidsonicus
  238. 238Great Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
  239. 239American CootFulica americana
  240. 240Roseate TernSterna dougallii
  241. 241Black Backed GullLarus marinus
  242. 242Snowy Heron or White EgretArdea candidissima
  243. 243American SnipeScolopax wilsonii
  244. 244Common GallinuleGallinula chloropus
  245. 245Brunnich’s GuillemotUria brunnichii
  246. 246Eider DuckFuligula mollissima
  247. 247Velvet DuckFuligula fusca
  248. 248American Pied-bill DobchickPodiceps carolinensis
  249. 249Tufted AukMormon cirrhatus
  250. 250Arctic TernSterna arctica
  251. 251Brown PelicanPelicanus fuscus
  252. 252Florida CormorantCarbo floridanus
  253. 253JagerSterna arctica
  254. 254Wilson’s PhalaropePhalaropus wilsoni
  255. 255Red PhalaropePhalaropus platyrhynchus
  256. 256Purple Heron and Reddish EgretArdea ruffescens
  257. 257Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax dilophus
  258. 258Hudsonian GodwitLimosa hudsonica
  259. 259Horned GrebePodiceps cornutus
  260. 260Fork-tail PetrelThalassidroma leachii
  261. 261Whooping CraneGrus americana
  262. 262Tropic BirdPhaeton aethereus
  263. 263Pigmy CurlewTringa subarquata
  264. 264Fulmar PetrelProcellaria glacialis
  265. 265Buff-breasted SandpiperTringa rufescens
  266. 266Common CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
  267. 267Arctic JagerLestris buffoni
  268. 268American WoodcockScolopax minor
  269. 269GreenshankTotanus glottis
  270. 270Stormy PetrelThalassidroma wilsonii
  271. 271Frigate PelicanTachypetes aquilus
  272. 272Richardson’s JagerLestris richardsonii
  273. 273Cayenne TernSterna cayana
  274. 274Semipalmated Snipe, or WilletTotanus semipalmatus
  275. 275Noddy TernSterna stolida
  276. 276King DuckFuligula spectabilis
  277. 277Hutchins’s Barnacle GooseAnser hutchinsii
  278. 278Schinz’s SandpiperTringa schinzii
  279. 279Sandwich TernSterna boysii
  280. 280Black TernSterna nigra
  281. 281Great White HeronArdea occidentalis
  282. 282White-winged silvery GullLarus leucopterus
  283. 283Wandering ShearwaterPuffinus cinereus
  284. 284Purple SandpiperTringa maritima
  285. 285Fork-tailed GullLarus sabini
  286. 286White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
  287. 287Ivory GullLarus eburneus
  288. 288Yellow ShankTotanus flavipes
  289. 289Solitary SandpiperTotanus chloropygius
  290. 290Red backed SandpiperTringa alpina
  291. 291Herring GullLarus argentatus
  292. 292Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
  293. 293Large Billed PuffinMormon glacialis
  294. 294Pectoral SandpiperTringa pectoralis
  295. 295Manks ShearwaterPuffinus anglorum
  296. 296Barnacle GooseAnser leucopsis
  297. 297Harlequin DuckFuligula histrionica
  298. 298Red-necked GrebePodiceps rubricollis
  299. 299Dusky PetrelDuffinus obscurus
  300. 300Golden PloverCharadrius marmoratus
  301. 301Canvas backed DuckFulligula valisneria
  302. 302Dusky DuckAnas obscura
  303. 303Bartram SandpiperTotanus bartramius
  304. 304Turn-StoneStrepsilas interpres
  305. 305Purple GallinuleGallinule martinica
  306. 306Great Northern Diver or LoonColymbus glacialis
  307. 307Blue Crane or HeronArdea coerulea
  308. 308Tell-tale Godwit or SnipeTotanus melanoleucus
  309. 309Great TernSterna hirundo
  310. 310Spotted SandpiperTotanus macularis
  311. 311American White PelicanPelicanus americanus
  312. 312Long-tailed DuckFuligula glacialis
  313. 313Blue-winged TealAnas discors
  314. 314Black-headed GullLarus atricilla
  315. 315Read-breasted SandpiperTringa islandica
  316. 316Black-bellied DarterPlotus anhinga
  317. 317Black or Surf DuckFuligula perspicillata
  318. 318American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
  319. 319Lesser TernSterna minuta
  320. 320Little SandpiperTringa pusilla
  321. 321Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
  322. 322Red-headed DuckFuligula ferina
  323. 323Black Skimmer or ShearwaterRhincops nigra
  324. 324Bonapartian GullLarus bonapartii
  325. 325Buffet-headed DuckFuligula albeola
  326. 326GannetSula bassana
  327. 327Shoveler DuckAnas clypeata
  328. 328Long-tailed AvocetHimantopus nigricollis
  329. 329Yellow-breasted RailRallus noveboracensis
  330. 330Ring PloverHimantopus nigricollis
  331. 331GoosanderMergus erganser
  332. 332Pied DuckAnas labradora
  333. 333Green HeronArdea virescens
  334. 334Black-belled PloverCharadrius helveticus
  335. 335Red-breasted SnipeScopolax grisea
  336. 336Yellow crowned HeronArdea violacea
  337. 337American BitternArdea minor
  338. 338Bemaculated DuckAnas glocitans
  339. 339Little AukUria alle
  340. 340Least Stormy-PetrelThalassidroma pelagica
  341. 341Great AukAlca impennis
  342. 342Golden-eye DuckFuligula clangula
  343. 343Ruddy DuckFuligula rubida
  344. 344Long-legged SandpiperTringa himantopus
  345. 345American WidgeonAnas americana
  346. 346Black-Throated DiverColymbus arcticus
  347. 347Smew or White NunMergus albellus
  348. 348Gadwall DuckAnas strepera
  349. 349Least Water-HenRallus jamaicensis
  350. 350Rocky Mountain PloverCharadrius montanus
  351. 351Great Cinereous OwlStrix cinerea
  352. 352Black-winged HawkFalco dispar
  353. 353Chestnut-backed Titmouse
  354. 354Louisiana Tanager
  355. 355MacGillivray’s FinchFringilla macgillivraii
  356. 356Marsh HawkFalco uliginosus
  357. 357American MagpieCorvus pica
  358. 358Pine GrosbeakPyrrhula enucleator
  359. 359Arkansaw Flycatcher
  360. 360Winter Wren
  361. 361Long-tailed, or Dusky GrouseTetrao obscurus
  362. 362Yellow billed MagpieCorvus nutallii
  363. 363Bohemian ChattererPolyborus vulgaris
  364. 364White-winged Crossbill
  365. 365Lapland Long-spur
  366. 366Iceland, or Jer FalconFalco islandicus
  367. 367Band-tailed PigeonColumba fasciata
  368. 368Rock Grous
  369. 369Mountain Mocking Bird
  370. 370American Water Ouzel
  371. 371Cock of the PlainsTetrao urophasianus
  372. 372Common BuzzardButeo vulgaris
  373. 373Evening Grosbeak
  374. 374Sharp-skinned Hawk
  375. 375Lesser Red-Poll
  376. 376Trumpeter Swan (young)Cygnus buccinator
  377. 377Scolpaceus CourlanAramus scolopaceus
  378. 378Hawk OwlStrix funerea
  379. 379Ruff-necked HummingbirdTrchilus rufus
  380. 380Tengmalm’s OwlStrix tengmalmi
  381. 381Snow GooseAnas hyperborea
  382. 382Sharp-Tailed GrousTetrao phasianellus
  383. 383Long-Eared OwlStrix octus
  384. 384Black-throated BuntingFringilla americana
  385. 385Bank Swallow
  386. 386White HeronArdea alba
  387. 387Glossy IbisIbis falcinellus
  388. 388Nuttall’s Starling
  389. 389Red-cockaded Woodpecker
  390. 390Lark Finch
  391. 391Brant GooseAnas bernicla
  392. 392Louisiana HawkButeo harrisi
  393. 393Townsends WarblerSylvia townsendi
  394. 394Chestnut-coloured Finch
  395. 395Audubons Warbler
  396. 396Burgomaster GullLarus glaucus
  397. 397Scarlet IbisIbis rubra
  398. 398Lazuli Finch
  399. 399Black-throated Green Warbler
  400. 400Arkansaw Siskin
  401. 401Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
  402. 402Black-throated Guillemot
  403. 403Golden-eye DuckCiangula vulgaris
  404. 404Eared GrebePodiceps auritus
  405. 405Semipalmated SandpiperTringa semipalmata
  406. 406Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
  407. 407Dusky AlbatrosDiomedea fusca
  408. 408American Scoter DuckFuligula americana
  409. 409Havell’s TernSterna havelli, sterna trudeaui
  410. 410Marsh TernSterna anglica
  411. 411Common American SwanCygnus americanus
  412. 412Violet-green CormerantPhalacrocorax resplendens, phalacrocorax townsendi
  413. 413Californian PartridgePerdic californica
  414. 414Golden-winged WarblerSylvia chrysoptera, sylvia maritima
  415. 415Brown Creeper, Californian NuthatchSylvia chrysoptera, sylvia maritima
  416. 416Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicus carolinus
  417. 417Audubon’s WoodpeckerPicus auduboni
  418. 418American Ptarmigan, White-tailed GrousLagopus mutus, tetrao leucurus
  419. 419Little Tawny Thrush, Ptiliogony’s Townsendi, Canada JayTurdus minor, corvus canadensis
  420. 420Prairie StarlingIcterus gubernator
  421. 421Brown PelicanPelicanus fuscus
  422. 422Rough-legged FalconButeo lagopus
  423. 423Plumed Partridge, Thick-legged PartridgePerdix plumifera, perdix neoxenus
  424. 424Lazuli Finch, Crimson-necked Bull Finch, et al
  425. 425Columbian Humming BirdTrochilus anna
  426. 426Californian VultureCathartes californianus
  427. 427White-legged Oyster Catcher. Slender-billed Oyster Catcher
  428. 428Townsend’s SandpiperTringa townsendi
  429. 429Western DuckFuligula stelleri
  430. 430Slender-billed GuillemotUria townsendi
  431. 431American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
  432. 432Burrowing OwlStrix cunicularia
  433. 433Bullock’s Oriole. Baltimore Oriole. Mexican Goldfinch. Varied Thrush.
  434. 434Little Tyrant FlycatcherMuscicapa tyrannus
  435. 435Columbian Water Ouzel. Arctic Water Ouzel.

The contents page in the box lists every plate. Each title opens the single print.

About the original

John James Audubon (1785-1851) published The Birds of America between 1827 and 1838: 435 hand-coloured plates, printed on Double Elephant Folio sheets so that every bird could be shown at life size.

On 26 August 1833 Victor Gifford Audubon sold a complete set to the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, which still keeps it. Heritage Prints makes its facsimiles from that set, at the size of the original sheet.

Title
The Birds of America
Published
1827-1838
Format
Double Elephant Folio
Original in
Teylers Museum, Haarlem
Plates
435

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