Title from item. For more information regarding the modern identification of the species depicted in these prints, consult Low, Susanne M, "An index and guide to Audubon's Birds of America."
Notes (ownership):
Purchase from Little, Brown and Company recorded in the Boston Public Library Trustees proceedings, vol. 4, Dec. 16, 1875.
Notes (acquisition):
Purchase; Little, Brown & Co.; 1875
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Fries, Waldemar H. "The double elephant folio: the story of Audubon's Birds of America." American Library Association, 1973. Reprint. Amherst, Massachusetts: Zenadia Publishing Inc., 2006. Low, Susanne M. "An index and guide to Audubon's Birds of America." New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
Notes (publications):
From: The birds of America : from original drawings, volume 1 / by John James Audubon. Each plate numbered twice: the first number, from 1 to 87 in Arabic numerals, identifies the set. The second number, from 1 to 435 in Arabic numerals, appears in the upper right, identifying the individual plate. Item was issued in set number 19 with plate number 94.
