AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), American Snipe, (Plate 243), 1827–1838 04_19_23 Tanner’s map of Mexico

Tanner’s map of Mexico

John Gould (1804-1881) Procellaria glacialis [Fulmar]

if procured too early

continued until 1906—only one-third of which had been published by the time of Martius’s death in 1868

and as he rushes on the foe

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), American Snipe, (Plate 243), 1827–1838 04_19_23 Tanner’s map of MexicoJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston in background] From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 25 1 2 x 38 1 2 in. If all around is quiet, you see it move in its ordinary manner, walking lightly, and with some grace, its bill half inclined downwards, in search of a good spot to probe for food. The instant it meets