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Birds of America (book)

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Author	John James Audubon
Original title	The Birds of America; from original drawings by John James Audubon[1]
Illustrator	John James Audubon
Country	United Kingdom
Subject(s)	Birds — North America; Birds — pictorial works[1]
Publication date	1827 - 1838
LC Classification	QL674 .A9 1827[1]

The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series of sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London.
The work consists of hand-coloured, life-size prints, made from engraved plates, measuring around 39 by 26 inches (99 by 66 cm). It includes images of six now-extinct birds: Carolina Parakeet, Passenger Pigeon, Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Esquimaux Curlew, and Pinnated Grouse.^[2]

Contents

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• 1 Early publication history
• 2 Public exhibition
• 3 Recent sales
• 4 Gallery
• 5 References
• 6 External links