Audubon prints - Nature from calmer times. John James Audubon's Birds of America.

Audubon Octavo Birds of America 1st edition pictures and descriptions for your reference. Pictures courtesy of Ron Flynn.

Match the number in the column at left with the number at the top right of your Octavo.

1 CALIFORNIA VULTURE

2 RED-HEADED TURKEY VULTURE

9 RED SHOULDERED BUZZARD

10 BROAD-WINGED BUZZARD (HAWK)

11 ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD

12 GOLDEN EAGLE

13 WASHINGTON SEA EAGLE

14 AMERICAN BALD EAGLE

15 FISH HAWK or OSPREY

16 BLACK-SHOULDERED ELANUS

17 MISSISSIPPI KITE

18 SWALLOW-TAILED HAWK

19 ICELAND or GYR FALCON

25 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

26 COMMON HARRIER/MARSH HAWK

32 TENGMALK'S NIGHT OWL

33 LITTLE OR ACADIAN OWL

34 BARN OWL

35 GREAT CINEROUS OWL

40 LITTLE SCREECH OWL

46 WHITE BELLIED SWALLOW

47 CLIFF SWALLOW

48 BARN SWALLOW

49 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW

50 BANK SWALLOW

51 ROUGH WINGED SWALLOW

52 FORKED TAILED FLYCATCHER

53 SWALLOW TAILED FLYCATCHER

54 ARKANSAS FLYCATCHER

55 PIPIRY FLYCATCHER

56 TYRANT FLYCATCHER OR KING BIRD

57 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER

58 COOPER'S FLYCATCHER

59 SAY'S FLYCATCHER

60 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLYCATCHER

61 SHORT-LEGGED PEWIT FLYCATCHER

62 SMALL GREEN-CRESTED FLYCATCH.

63 PEWEE FLYCATCHER

64 WOOD PEWEE FLYCATCHER

65 TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER

66 LEAST PEWEE FLYCATCHER

67 SMALL-HEADED FLYCATCHER

68 AMERICAN REDSTART

69 TOWNSEND'S PTILOGOMYS

70 BLUE-GREY FLYCATCHER

71 HOODED FLYCATCHING WARBLER

72 CANADA FLYCATCHER

73 BONAPARTE'S FLYCATCHER WARBLER

74 KENTUCKY FLYCATCHING WARBLER

75 WILSON'S FLYCATCHING WARBLER

76 YELLOW-CROWNED WOOD WARBLER

77 AUDUBON'S WOOD WARBLER

78 BLACK POLL WOOD WARBLER

79 YELLOW-THROATED WOOD WARBLER

80 BAY BREASTED WOOD WARBLER

81 CHESTNUT-SIDED WOOD WARBLER

82 PINE CREEPING WOOD WARBLER

83 HEMLOCK WARBLER

84 BLACK THROATED GREEN WOOD WARBLER

85 CAPE MAY WOOD WARBLER

86 CERULEAN WOOD WARBLER

87 BLACKBURNIAN WOOD WARBLER

88 YELLOW-POLL WOOD WARBLER

89 RATHBONE'S WOOD WARBLER

90 YELLOW REDPOLL WOOD WARBLER

91 BLUE-YELLOW BACKED WOOD WARBLER

92 TOWNSEND'S WOOD WARBLER

93 HERMIT WOOD WARBLER

94 BLACK THROATED GRAY WOOD WARBLER

95 BLACK THROATED WARBLER

96 BLACK & YELLOW WOOD WARBLER

97 PRAIRIE .WOOD WARBLER

98 BLUE MOUNTAIN WARBLER

99 CONNECTICUT WARBLER

100 MACGILLIVRAY'S GROUND WARBLER

101 MOURNING GROUND WARBLER

102 MARYLAND GROUND WARBLER

103 DELAFIELD'S GROUND WARBLER

104 SWAINSON'S SWAMP WARBLER

105 WORM-EATING SWAMP WARBLER

106 PROTHONOTARY SWAMP WARBLER

107 GOLDEN WINGED SWAMP WARBLER

108 BACHMAN'S SWAMP WARBLER

109 CARBONATED SWAMP WARBLER

110 TENNESSEE SWAMP WARBLER

111 BLUE WINGED YELLOW SWAMP WARBLER

112 ORANGE CROWNED SWAMP WARBLER

113 NASHVILLE SWAMP WARBLER

114 BLACK & WHITE CREEPING WARBLER

115 BROWN TREE-CREEPER

116 ROCK WREN

117 GREAT CAROLINA WREN

124 SHORT-BILLED MARSH WREN

125 CRESTED TITMOUSE

126 BLACK CAP TITMOUSE

127 CAROLINA TITMOUSE

128 HUDSON'S BAY TITMOUSE

129 CHESTNUT BACKED TITMOUSE

130 CHESTNUT CROWNED TITMOUSE

131 CUVIER'S KINGLET

132 AMER. GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET

133 RUBY-CROWNED TITMOUSE

138 COMMON MOCKINGBIRD

139 MOUNTAIN MOCKINGBIRD

140 (GRAY) CAT BIRD

141 FERRUGIMOUS MOCKINGBIRD

146 HERMIT THRUSH / VERMONT

147 DWARF THRUSH

148 GOLDEN-CROWNED WAGTAIL

149 AQUATIC WOOD WAGTAIL

150 AMERICAN PIPIT OR TITLARK

151 SHORE LARK

152 LAPLAND LARK BUNTING

153 PAINTED LARK BUNTING

154 CHESTNUT-COLLARED LARK BUNTING

155 SNOW LARK BUNTING

156 BLACK-THROATED BUNTING

157 TOWNSEND'S BUNTING

158 LARK BUNTING

159 BAY WINGED BUNTING

160 SAVANNAH BUNTING

161 CLAY COLORED BUNTING

162 YELLOW WINGED BUNTING

163 HENSLOW'S BUNTING

164 FIELD BUNTING

165 CHIPPING BUNTING

166 CANADA BUNTING (TREE SPARROW)

173 MACGILLIVRAY'S SHORE FINCH

174 SHARP TAILED FINCH

175 SWAMP SPARROW

176 BACHMAN'S PINEWOOD FINCH

177 LINCOLN'S PINEWOOD FINCH

178 MEALY RED POLL LINNET

179 LESSER REDPOLL LINNET

180 PINE LINNET

181 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

182 BLACK HEADED GOLDFINCH

183 ARKANSAS GOLDFINCH

184 YARRELL'S GOLDFINCH

185 STANLEY GOLDFINCH

186 FOX-COLORED FINCH

191 WHITE THROATED FINCH

192 WHITE-CROWNED FINCH

193 BLACK & YELLOW CROWNED FINCH

194 ARTIC GROUND FINCH

195 TOWHEE GROUND FINCH

196 CRESTED PURPLE FINCH

197 CRIMSON FRONTED PURPLE FINCH

198 GRAY-CROWNED PURPLE FINCH

199 COMMON PINE-FINCH

200 COMMON CROSSBILL

201 WHITE WINGED GROSSBILL

202 PRAIRIE LARK FINCH

203 CARDINAL

204 BLUE SONG GROSSBEAK

205 ROSE-BREASTED SONG GROSBEAK

206 BLACK-HEADED SONG GROSBEAK

207 EVENING GROSBEAK

208 SUMMER RED BIRD

209 SCARLET TANAGER

210 LOUISIANA TANAGER

211 WANDERING RICE BIRD (BOB-O-LINK)

212 COMMON COWBIRD

213 SAFFRON HEADED MARSH BLACKBIRD

214 RED & WHITE WINGED TROPICAL

215 RED & BLACK SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD

216 RED WINGED STARLING

217 BALTIMORE ORIOLE

218 BULLOCK'S TROOPIAL

219 ORCHARD ORIOLE OR HANG-NEST

220 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE

221 COMMON PURPLE CROW BLACKBIRD

222 RUSTY CROWN BLACKBIRD

223 MEADOWLARK

224 RAVEN

225 COMMON AMERICAN CROW

226 FISH CROW

227 COMMON (BLACK-TAILED) MAGPIE

228 YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE

229 COLUMBIA MAGPIE OR JAY

234 CANADA (GRAY) JAY

235 CLARK'S NUTCRACKER

236 GREAT AMERICAN SHRIKE

237 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

238 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO OR GREENLET

239 SOLITARY VIREO OR GREENLET

240 WHITE-EYED VIREO OR GREENLET

241 WARBLING VIEO OR GREENLET

242 BARTRAM'S VIREO OR GREENLET

243 RED-EYED VIREO OR GREENLET

244 YELLOW BREASTED CHAT

245 BLACK THROATED WAX WING

246 CEDAR BIRD

247 WHITE-BREASTED NUTCATCH

248 RED BELLIED NUTHATCH

249 BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH

250 CALIFORNIA NUTHATCH

251 MANGO HUMMINGBIRD

252 ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD

253 RUBY THROATED HUMMINGBIRD

254 RUFF NECKED HUMMINGBIRD

255 BELTED KINGFISHER

256 IVORY BILLED WOODPECKER

257 PILEATED WOODPECKER

258 CANADIAN WOODPECKER

259 PHILLIPS' WOODPECKER

260 MARIA'S WOODPECKER

261 HARRIS' WOODPECKER

262 HAIRY WOODPECKER

263 DOWNY WOODPECKER

264 RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER

265 AUDUBON'S WOODPECKER

266 RED-BREASTED WOODPECKER

267 YELLOW-BELLIED WOODPECKER

268 ARTIC THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

269 BANDED THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

270 RED BELLIED WOODPECKER

271 RED HEADED WOODPECLER

272 LEWIS' WOODPECKER

273 GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER

274 RED-SHAFTED WOODPECKER

275 YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO

276 BLACKBILLED CUCKOO

277 MANGROVE CUCKOO

278 CAROLINA PARROT/PARAKEET

279 BAND TAILED DOVE

280 WHITE-HEADED DOVE OR PIGEON

281 ZENAIDA DOVE

282 KEY WEST DOVE

283 GROUND DOVE

284 BLUE-HEADED GROUND DOVE

285 PASSENGER PIGEON

286 CAROLINA TURTLE DOVE

287 WILD TURKEY

288 WILD TURKEY (FEMALE)

289 AMERICAN PARTRIDGE

290 CALIFORNIAN PARTRIDGE

291 PLUMED PARTRIDGE

292 WELCOME PARTRIDGE

297 COCK OF THE PLAINS

298 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

299 WILLOW PTARMIGAN

300 AMERICAN PTARMIGAN

301 ROCK PTARMIGAN

302 WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN

307 YELLOW-BREASTED RAIL

308 LEAST WATER RAIL

309 GREAT RED BREASTED RAIL

310 CLAPPER RAIL OR SALT-WATER MARSH HEN

311 VIRGINIAN RAIL

312 SCOLOPACEOUS COURLAN

313 WHOOPING CRANE

314 WHOOPING CRANE (YOUNG)

315 BLACK BELLIED PLOVER

316 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

317 KILLDEER PLOVER

318 ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLOVER

319 WILSON'S PLOVER

320 AMERICAN RING PLOVER

321 PIPING PLOVER

322 TOWNSEND'S SURF BIRD

323 TURNSTONE

324 AMERICAN OYSTER CATCHER

325 BACHMAN'S OYSTER-CATCHER

326 TOWNSEND'S OYSTER CATCHER

327 BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER

328 RED BREASTED SANDPIPER

329 PECTORAL SANDPIPER

330 PURPLE SANDPIPER

331 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER

332 RED-BACKED SANDPIPER

333 CURLEW SANDPIPER

334 LONG LEGGED SANDPIPER

335 SCHINZ'S SANDPIPER

336 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER

337 LITTLE SANDPIPER

338 SANDERLING SANDPIPER

339 RED PHALAROPE

340 HYPERBOREAN PHALAROPE

341 WILSON'S PHALAROPE

342 SPOTTED SANDPIPER

343 SOLITARY SANDPIPER

344 YELLOW SHANKS SNIPE

345 TELL-TALE GODWIT OR SNIPE

346 GREENSHANK

347 SEMIPALMATED SNIPE, WILLET OR STONE CURLEW

348 GREAT MARBLED GODWIT

349 HUDSONIAN GODWIT

350 WILSON'S SNIPE-COMMON SNIPE

351 RED-BREASTED SNIPE

352 AMERICAN WOODCOCK

353 AMERICAN AVOCET

354 BLACK-NECKED STILT

355 LONG BILLED CURLEW

362 ROSEATE SPOONBILL

363 BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON

364 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON

365 AMERICAN BITTERN

366 LEAST BITTERN

367 GREEN HERON

368 GREAT WHITE HERON

369 GREAT BLUE HERON

370 AMERICAN WHITE EGRET

375 AMERICAN FLAMINGO

380 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

381 SNOW GOOSE

382 TRUMPETER SWAN

383 TRUMPETER SWAN (YOUNG)

392 GREEN WINGED TEAL

402 BLACK OR SURF DUCK

403 AMERICAN SCOTER DUCK

408 BUFFEL-HEADED DUCK

409 HARLEQUIN DUCK

410 LONG TAILED DUCK

411 RUFF BREASTED MERGANSER

412 RED BREASTED MERGANSER

413 HOODED MERGANSER

414 WHITE MERGANSER/SNOW WHITE NUN

415 COMMON CORMORANT

416 DOUBLE-CREASTED CORMORANT

417 FLORIDA CORMORANT

418 TOWNSEND'S CORMORANT

419 VIOLET-GREEN CORMORANT

420 AMERICAN ANHINGA-SNAKE BIRD

421 FRIGATE PELICAN-MAN-OF-WAR BIRD

422 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

423 BROWN PELICAN

424 BROWN PELICAN (YOUNG)

425 COMMON GANNET

426 BOOBY GANNET

427 TROPIC BIRD

428 BLACK SKIMMER OR SHEARWATER

429 CAYENNE TERN

430 GULL BILLED TERN/MARSH TERN

443 BLACK-HEADED GULL

444 KITTIWAKE GULL

445 IVORY GULL

446 COMMON AMERICAN GULL-RINGBILLED GULL

447 WHITE-WINGED SILVERY GULL

448 HERRING OR SILVERY GULL

449 GLAUCOUS GULL OR BURGOMASTER

450 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL

451 POMARINE JAGER

452 RICHARDSON'S JAGER

453 ARCTIC JAGER

454 DUSKY ALBATROSS

455 FULMAR PETREL

456 WANDERING SHEARWATER

457 MANKS SHEARWATER

458 DUSKY SHEARWATER

459 LEACH'S PETREL-FORKED-TAILED PETREL

460 WILSON'S PETREL/CAREY'S CHICKEN

461 LEAST PETREL-MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKEN

462 TUFTED PUFFIN

463 LARGE BILLED PUFFIN

464 COMMON OR ARCTIC PUFFIN

465 GREAT AUK

466 RAZOR-BILLED AUK

467 CURLED-CRESTED PHALERIS

468 KNOBBED BILLED PHALERIS

469 LITTLE AUK-SEA DOVE

470 BLACK THROATED GUILLEMOT

471 HORNED-BILLED GUILLEMOT

472 LARGE-BILLED GUILLEMOT

473 FOOLISH GUILLEMOT-MURRE

474 BLACK GUILLEMOT

475 SLENDER-BILLED GUILLEMOT

476 GREAT NORTH DIVER LOON

477 BLACK-THROATED DIVER

478 RED THROATED DIVER

483 PIE BILLED DOBCHICK

484 HARRIS' FINCH

485 BELL'S VIREO

486 SPRAGUE'S MISSOURI LARK

487 SMITH'S LARK BUNTING

488 LE CONTE'S SHARP TAILED BUNTING

489 MISSOURI MEADOW LARK

490 YELLOW BELLIED FLYCATCHER

491 LEAST FLYCATCHER

492 BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

493 SHATTUCK'S BUNTING

494 MISSOURI RED MOUSTACHED WOODPECK.

495 NUTTALL'S WHIP-POOR-WILL

496 TEXAN TURTLE DOVE

497 WESTERN SHORE LARK

498 COMMON SCAMP DUCK

499 COMMON TROUPIAL

500 BAIRD'S BUNTING