Audubon's Birds of America, First Ed - Volume 2 with 70 Lithographs

This is volume 2 with 70 hand-colored lithographs is John James Audubon's first octavo edition of
Birds of America published in 1841. The work was completed under the direct supervision of J. J. Audubon. The lithography and hand-coloring was completed by J. T. Bowen. This volume was rebound in black morocco. There is a list of new subscribers bound in at the end since the first volume.



Prints from
Birds of America are amongst the most sought after and collectible of hand-colored American prints. The first edition was the only one to be completed using strictly hand-coloring.



John James Audubon (1785-1851) is perhaps the most famous of early American naturalists.
Birds of America is one of the best examples of hand-colored work in America and is highly collectible.



Included in this volume:



Plate 71: Hooded Flycatching Warbler

Plate 72: Canada Flycatcher

Plate 73: Bonaparte's Flycatching Warbler

Plate 74: Kentucky Flycatching-Warbler

Plate 75: Wilson's Flycatching-Warbler

Plate 76: Yellow-crowned Wood Warbler

Plate 77: Audubon's Wood-Warbler

Plate 78: Black-poll Wood-Warbler

Plate 79: Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler

Plate 80: Bay-breasted Wood-Warbler

Plate 81: Chestnut-sided Wood-Warbler

Plate 82: Pine-creeping Wood-Warbler

Plate 83: Hemlock Warbler

Plate 84: Black-throated Green Wood Warbler

Plate 85: Cape May Wood-Warbler

Plate 86: Caerulean Wood-Warbler

Plate 87: Blackburnian Wood-Warbler

Plate 88: Yellow-poll Wood-Warbler

Plate 89: Rathbone's Wood-Warbler

Plate 90: Yellow Red-poll Wood-Warbler

Plate 91: Blue yellow-backed Wood-Warbler

Plate 92: Townsend's Wood-Warbler

Plate 93: Hermit Wood-Warbler

Plate 94: Black-throated Grey Wood-Warbler

Plate 95: Black-throated Blue Wood-Warbler

Plate 96: Black & Yellow Wood-Warbler

Plate 97: Prairie Wood-Warbler

Plate 98: Blue Mountain Warbler

Plate 99: Connecticut Warbler

Plate 100: Macgillivray's Ground-Warbler

Plate 101: Mourning Ground-Warbler

Plate 102: Maryland Ground-Warbler

Plate 103: Delafield's Ground-Warbler

Plate 104: Swainson's Swamp Warbler

Plate 105: Worm-eating Swamp Warbler

Plate 106: Prothonotary Swamp-Warbler

Plate 107: Golden-winged Swamp-Warbler

Plate 108: Bachman's Swamp-Warbler (Endangered)

Plate 109: Carbonated Swamp-Warbler

Plate 110: Tennessee Swamp Warbler

Plate 111: Blue-winged Yellow Swamp-Warbler

Plate 112: Orange-crowned Swamp-Warbler

Plate 113: Nashville Swamp-Warbler

Plate 114: Black-and-white Creeping Warbler

Plate 115: Brown Tree-creeper

Plate 116: Rock-Wren

Plate 117: Great Carolina Wren

Plate 118: Bewicks Wren

Plate 119: Wood Wren

Plate 120: House Wren

Plate 121: Winter Wren

Plate 122: Parkman's Wren

Plate 123: Marsh Wren

Plate 124: Short-billed Marsh-Wren

Plate 125: Crested Titmouse

Plate 126: Black cap Titmouse

Plate 127: Carolina Titmouse

Plate 128: Hudson's Bay Titmouse

Plate 129: Chestnut-backed Titmouse

Plate 130: Chestnut-crowned Titmouse

Plate 131: Cuvier's Kinglet

Plate 132: American Golden-crested Kinglet

Plate 133: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Plate 134: Common Blue Bird

Plate 135: Western Blue Bird

Plate 136: Arctic Blue Bird

Plate 137: American Dipper

Plate 138: Common Mocking Bird

Plate 139: Mountain Mocking Bird

Plate 140: Cat Bird