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

Paper Size ~ 6 3/8" by 10"

The work is in fair to very good condition overall. Some of the plates exhibit light text offset, toning, or scattered fox marks which is common to Audubon's works. The text to plate 91 is torn, but still kept in the volume. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.