Tropical Bird, Plate 262
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Birds of America, James Audubon (1785 - 1851) Elephant Folio, First Edition Aquatint Engravings with Original Hand-Color. London: Robert Havell, 1827 - 1838. (26 x 38 inches. Paper toned, chips along left edge and lower left corner missing.) Although it is not documented when Audubon encountered the White-tailed Tropicbird, it is possible that he encountered the bird en route to Liverpool. In 1826, Audubon traveled on the ship the Delos, which made its way from New Orleans to Liverpool via the Gulf of Mexico with a stop in Cuba. It is known that Audubon drew many of the birds he observed at this stage of his voyage.
The White-tailed Tropicbird is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the Red-billed Tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a “Longtail.”
The White-tailed Tropicbird is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the Red-billed Tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a “Longtail.”
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. (26 x 38 inches. Paper toned, chips along left edge and lower left corner missing.)
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Tropical Bird, Plate 262
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