Audubon Birds of America
First Octavo Edition

Even as Audubon was seeing the last plates of the first edition of The Birds of America being finished, he was making plans for the publication of a smaller version. This royal octavo edition, first published in New York and Philadelphia in 1840-44, was such a success that seven editions followed it. These prints are not simply small replicas of the elephant folio edition. Only one species appears on each plate, and often the backgrounds are simplified. New species of birds and new plants appeared in this edition, and the birds are grouped in a more orderly scientific manner. For his pioneering travel around the United States in search of new subjects in the wild, his lifelike and dramatic style, and his monumental works on the birds and quadrupeds of North America, Audubon is, perhaps, also the greatest American natural history artist. Beginning in 1827, Audubon began to issue the prints for his monumental The Birds of America, which when completed ran to a total of 435 double elephant folio prints. Because of the continued strong demand for these prints, Audubon had smaller, octavo size editions of these prints issued.

The octavo edition of The Birds of America was produced with the same concern for quality and aesthetic appeal as the larger edition, resulting in a wonderful opportunity for the general public to own a part of Audubon's marvelous work.

• 2 “Red-headed Turkey Vulture.” $225
• 3 "Black Vulture" $175
• 4 “Caracara Eagle.” $350
• 6 “Common Buzzard.” $350
• 8 "Harlan's Buzzard" $275

• 11 “Rough-legged Buzzard.” $350
• 12 “Golden Eagle.” $600
• 14 “White-headed Sea Eagle, or Bald Eagle.” $1,800
• 15 “Common Osprey. Fish Hawk.” $1,600
• 16 “Black-shouldered Elanus.” $175

• 17 “Mississippi Kite” $225
• 18 “Swallow-tailed Hawk.” $850
• 21 “Pigeon Hawk.” $250
• 23 “Goshawk.” $300
• 25 “Sharp-shinned Hawk.” $200

• 27 “Hawk Owl.” $250
• 30 “Columbian Day-Owl.” $250
• 32 “Tengmalm’s Night-Owl.” $225
• 33 “Little or Acadian Owl.” $275
• 34 “Barn Owl.” NA

  

• 35 “Great Cinereous Owl.” $1,400
• 36 “Barred Owl.” $650
• 37 “Long-eared Owl.” $300
• 39 “Great Horned-Owl.” $1,500
• 40 “Little Screech Owl.” [Illustrated at left] $700

• 42 “Whip-poor-will.” $1,100
• 44 “American Swift.” $225
• 46 “White-bellied Swallow.” $200
• 47 “Cliff Swallow.” $250
• 49 “Violet-Green Swallow.” (with light spot in sky) $250

• 50 "Bank Swallow" $250
• 52 “Fork-tailed Flycatcher.” $1,250
• 54 “Arkansaw Flycatcher” $225
• 55 “Pipiry Flycatcher.” $250
• 58 “Cooper’s Flycatcher.” $225

  

• 59 “Say’s Flycatcher.” $200
• 60 “Rocky Mountain Flycatcher.” $225
• 61 “Short-legged Pewit Flycatcher.” $225
• 62 "Small Green-crested Flycatcher" [Illustrated at left] NA
• 63 “Pewee Flycatcher.” $275

• 64 "Wood Pewee Flycatcher." $225
• 65 "Traill's Flycatcher." $225
• 66 “Least Pewee Flycatcher.” $225
• 67 “Small-headed Flycatcher.” $300
• 68 “American Redstart.” $500

• 69 “Townsend’s Ptilogonys.” $250
• 70 “Blue-grey Flycatcher.” $250
• 71 "Hooded Flycatching Warbler." $275
• 72 “Canada Flycatcher.” $550
• 73 “Bonaparte’s Flycatching-Warbler.” $550

• 74 “Kentucky Flycatching-Warbler.” $350
• 75 “Wilson’s Flycatching-Warbler.” $300
• 76 “Yellow-crowned Wood-Warbler.” $450
• 80 “Bay-breasted Wood-Warbler.” $575
• 82 “Pine-creeping Wood-Warbler.” $225

  

• 84 “Black-throated Green Wood-Warbler” $275
• 86 “Cærulean Wood-Warbler.” [Illustrated at left] $575
• 88 “Yellow-poll Wood-Warbler” $275
• 90 “Yellow Red-poll Wood-Warbler” $275
• 92 “Townsend’s Wood-Warbler.” $250

• 94 “Black-throated Grey Wood-Warbler.” $200
• 96 “Black & yellow Wood-Warbler.” $475
• 98 “Blue Mountain Warbler.” $200
• 100 “Macgillivray Ground-Warbler” $225
• 102 “Maryland Ground-Warbler.” $275

  

• 104 “Swainson’s Swamp Warbler.” $275
• 106 “Prothonotary Swamp-Warbler.” $275
• 107 "Golden winged Swamp Warbler." [Illustrated at left] $250
• 108 “Bachman’s Swamp-Warbler.” $650
• 110 “Tennessee Swamp Warbler.” $200

• 112 "Orange-crowned Swamp Warbler." $200
• 114 “Black-and-white Creeping Warbler.” $250
• 118 “Bewicks Wren.” $200
• 122 “Parkman’s Wren.” $225
• 124 “Short-billed March Wren.” $250

• 127 “Carolina Titmouse.” $250
• 128 “Hudson’s Bay Titmouse.” $275
• 130 “Chesnut-crowned Titmouse.” $275
• 132 “American Golden-crested Kinglet.” $300
• 137 "American Dipper" $225

• 139 “Mountain Mocking Bird.” $175
• 143 “Varied Thrush.” (with some text off-setting) $175
• 145 “Tawny Thrush” $250
• 147 “Dwarf Thrush.” $225

• 149 “Aquatic Wood-Wagtail.” $250
• 150 "American Pipit or Titlark." A few light spots. $150
• 151 "Shore Lark." $200
• 153 "Painted Lark Bunting." $200
• 155 “Snow Lark Bunting.” $225

• 157 "Townsend's Bunting." $175
• 158 “Lark Bunting.” $200
• 159 “Bay-winged Bunting.” $275
• 161 “Clay-coloured Bunting.” $200
• 163 “Henslow’s Bunting.” $300

• 165 “Chipping Bunting.” $250
• 167 “Common Snow-Bird.” [Dark-eyed Junco] $275
• 169 “Painted Bunting.” $1,400
• 172 “Sea-side finch.” $600
• 174 “Sharp-tailed Finch.” $275

• 177 “Lincoln’s Pinewood Finch.” $275
• 178 "Mealy Redpoll Linnet." $225
• 179 “Lesser Redpoll Linnet.” $275
• 182 “Black-headed Goldfinch.” $175
• 184 “Yarrell’s Goldfinch.” $225

• 186 “Fox-coloured Finch.” $225
• 188 “Townsend’s Finch.” $175
• 190 "Morton's Finch." $175
• 191 “White-throated Finch” [with Dogwood] $600
• 192 “White-crowned Finch.” $325

  

• 193 "Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch." $175
• 196 “Crested Purple Finch.” $650
• 197 “Crimson-fronted Purple Finch.” [House finch] $300
• 198 “Grey-crowned Purple Finch.” [Illustrated at left] $300
• 200 “Common Crossbill.” $250

• 205 "Rose-breasted Long-Grosbeak." $550
• 207 "Evening Grosbeak." $250
• 210 "Louisiana Tanager." $425
• 212 "Common Cow-bird." $200
• 214 "Red-and-white-shouldered Marsh-Blackbird." $300

• 215 "Red-and-black-shouldered Marsh-Blackbird." $300
• 218 "Bullock's Troopial." $250
• 220 "Boat-tailed Grackle." $250
• 222 "Rusty Crow Blackbird." $200
• 225 "Common American Crow." $800

• 226 "Fish Crow" $300
• 228 "Yellow-billed Magpie" $400
• 229 "Columbia Magpie or Jay." $900
• 230 "Stellers Jay." $275
• 231 "Blue Jay." $2,100

• 234 "Canada Jay." $500
• 235 "Clarke's Nutcracker". With a spot at right edge. $150
• 236 "Great American Shrike." $200
• 238 "Yellow-throated Vireo, or Greenlet." $350
• 239 "Solitary Vireo or Greenlet." $200

• 239 "Solitary Vireo or Greenlet." $200
• 240 "White-eyed Vireo, or Greenlet." $200
• 242 "Bartrams Vireo or Greenlet." $225
• 244 "Yellow-breasted Chat." $950
• 245 "Black-throated Wax-wing, or Bohemian Chatterer." $325

• 247 "White-breasted Nuthatch." NA
• 249 "Brown-headed Nuthatch." $200
• 250 "Californian Nuthatch." $200
• 251 "Mango Humming bird." [Illustrated top center.] $1,200
• 254 "Ruff-necked Humming bird." $1,200

• 258 "Canadian Woodpecker." $275
• 260 "Maria's Woodpecker." $275
• 262 "Hairy Woodpecker." $275
• 264 "Red-cockaded Woodpecker." $350
• 265 "Audubon's Woodpecker." $250

• 266 "Red-breasted Woodpecker." $275
• 268 "Arctic three-toed Woodpecker." $250
• 269 "Banded three toed Woodpecker." $225
• 270 "Red-bellied Woodpecker." $650
• 273 "Golden-winged Woodpecker." [Common Flicker] $900

• 275 "Yellow billed Cuckoo." Illustrated top left. $525
• 276 "Black-billed Cuckoo." [with Magnolia] $525
• 277 "Mangrove Cuckoo." $325
• 280 "White-headed Dove, or Pigeon." $500
• 282 "Key-West Dove." $800

• 284 "Blue headed Ground Dove or Pigeon." $300
• 290 "Californian Partridge" $700
• 292 "Welcome Partridge." $250
• 295 "Dusky Grouse." $275
• 296 "Pinnated Grouse." $1,200

• 298 "Sharp-tailed Grouse." $250
• 300 "American Ptarmigan." $275
• 301 “Rock Ptarmigan.” $250
• 302 "White-tailed Ptarmigan." $250
• 303 “Purple Gallinule” $250

• 304 “Common Gallinule” $200
• 305 "American Coot." $200
• 306 “Sora Rail” $175
• 308 “Least Water-Rail” $175
• 310 “Clapper Rail, or Salt Water Marsh Hen.” $225

• 312 “Scolopaceous Courlan.” [Limpkin] $175
• 313 "Whooping Crane." NA
• 315 "Black bellied Plover." $200
• 316 "American Golden Plover." $175
• 317 “Kildeer Plover.” $200

• 318 "Rocky Mountain Plover." $175
• 319 “Wilson’s Plover.” $175
• 320 “American Ring Plover.” $175
• 322 "Townsend's Surf Bird." $175
• 324 “American Oyster-Catcher.” $225

• 326 “Townsend’s Oyster–catcher.” $200
• 328 "Red breasted Sandpiper." $200
• 329 “Pectoral Sandpiper.” $200
• 330 “Purple Sandpiper.” $200
• 332 “Red-backed Sandpiper.” $225

• 333 “Curlew Sandpiper” $200
• 334 “Long-legged Sandpiper.” $200
• 335 “Schinz’s Sandpiper.” $200
• 336 “Semipalmated Sandpiper.” $200
• 337 “Little Sandpiper.” $225

• 338 “Sanderling Sandpiper.” $200
• 340 "Hyperborean Phalarope." $200
• 341 "Wilson's Phalarope." $225
• 342 “Spotted Sandpiper” $200
• 344 “Yellow Shanks Snipe” [with view of South Carolina] $450

• 346 “Greenshank.” [with view of St. Augustine, FL] $600
• 348 "Great Marbled Godwit." $200
• 349 “Hudsonian Godwit.” $200
• 351 “Red-breasted Snipe.” $175
• 354 “Black Necked Stilt” $225

• 357 “Esquimaux Curlew.” $175
• 359 “Scarlet Ibis.” $1,400
• 370 "Great American White Egret" $1,700
• 371 "Reddish Egret" $1,600
• 372 "Blue Heron." (light mat burn) [Illustrated top right] $1,400

• 373 "Louisiana Heron." $2,400
• 374 "Snowy Heron." $2,800
• 375 "American Flamingo." $3,250
• 378 “Barnacle Goose.” $300
• 380 “White-fronted Goose.” $300

  
  

• 382 "Trumpeter Swan." $1,600
• 383 “Trumpeter Swan (Young)” [Illustrated at left] $750
• 384 "American Swan." $1,800
• 387 “Brewers Duck.” $400

• 388 “Gadwall Duck.” $400
• 390 “Pintail Duck.” $500
• 391 "Wood Duck. Summer Duck." $2,100
• 393 “Blue-winged Teal.” $550
• 395 "Canvass Back Duck." [With view of Baltimore] $1,800

• 396 “Red-headed Duck.” $500
• 398 “Ring-necked Duck.” $400
• 400 “Pied Duck.” $350
• 401 “Velvet Duck.” $300
• 402 "Black or Surf Duck." $300

• 403 “American Scoter Duck.” $300
• 404 "King Duck." $350
• 405 "Eider Duck." $750
• 406 "Golden Eye Duck.” $500
• 408 “Buffel-headed Duck.” $400

• 410 “Long-tailed Duck.” $400
• 412 “Red-breasted Merganser.” $800
• 414 “White Merganser, Smew, White Nun.” $325
• 415 "Common Cormorant." Spot in upper right. $250
• 416 “Double-crested-Cormorant.” $250

• 418 "Townsend's Cormorant." $175
• 419 “Violet-green Cormorant” $200
• 420 "American Anhinga--Snake Bird." $650
• 421 "Frigate Pelican, Man of War Bird." $575
• 422 "American White Heron." $2,400

• 423 "Brown Pelican." $2,200
• 425 “Common Gannet.” $300
• 427 “Tropic Bird.” $350
• 429 “Cayenne Tern.” $350
• 430 “Gull-billed Tern – Marsh Tern.” $175

• 432 "Sooty Tern." $200
• 433 "Common Tern." $250
• 434 “Havell’s Tern.” $200
• 435 “Trudeau’s Tern.” $200
• 436 “Arctic Tern.” $325

• 438 "Black Tern." $200
• 440 "Noddy Tern." $200
• 441 “Fork-tailed Gull.” $200
• 442 "Bonapartes Gull.” $200
• 443 "Black headed Gull." $175

• 444 "Kittiwake Gull." $175
• 445 "Ivory Gull." $200
• 447 "White winged Silvery Gull $185
• 448 “Herring or Silvery Gull.” $200
• 449 "Glaucous Gull, Burgomaster." $185

  

• 450 "Great Black backed Gull." $200
• 451 "Pomerine Jager." [Illustrated at left] $175
• 452 “Richardson jager.” $175
• 454 "Dusky Albatross." $225
• 455 "Fulmar Petrel." $185

• 456 "Wandering Shearwater." $185
• 458 “Dusky Shearwater.” $175
• 459 "Leach's Petrel, Fork-tailed Petrel." $200
• 460 "Wilson's Petrel, Mother Carey's chicken." $200
• 461 "Least Petrel, Mother Carey's chicken." $175

• 462 “Tufted Puffin." $425
• 465 “Great Auk.” $550
• 468 “Knobbed-billed Phaleris.” $175
• 469 "Little Auk, Sea dove." $200
• 470 "Black throated Guillemot." $200

• 471 “Horned-billed Guillemot” $200
• 472 "Large-billed Guillemot." $175
• 473 "Foolish Guillemot Murre." $175
• 474 "Black Guillemot." $200
• 479 "Crested Grebe." $250

• 480 "Red-necked Grebe." $250
• 481 "Horned Grebe." $250
• 482 “Eared Grebe.” $200
• 484 “Harris’ Finch.” $175
• 486 “Sprague’s Missouri Lark.” $200

• 487 "Smith's Lark Bunting." $200
• 489 “Missouri Meadow Lark.” $250
• 491 “Least Flyatcher.” $275
• 493 “Shattucks Bunting.” $225
• 495 “Nuttall’s Whip-poor-will.” $200

• 497 “Western Shore Lark.” $225
• 499 “Common Troupial.” $450
• 500 “Baird’s Bunting.” $175

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