Birds of America Volume 1 (Plates 51-55)

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Plate LI

Red-tailed Hawk(Meleagris gallopavo)
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon
Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell
Retouched by R. Havell, Jr

The body of the Red-tailed Hawk is large, compact, and muscular. These birds protrude their talons beyond their head in seizing their prey, as well as while fighting in the air, in the manner shown in the Plate. I have caught several birds of this species by baiting a steel-trap with a live chicken.

– John James Audubon


Plate LII

Chuck-will’s Widow
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon
Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell

The Chuck-will’s-widow manifests a strong antipathy towards all snakes, however harmless they may be. Although these birds cannot in any way injure the snakes, they alight near them on all occasions, and try to frighten them away, by opening their prodigious mouth, and emitting a strong hissing murmur. It was after witnessing one of these occurrences, which took place at early twilight, that the idea of representing these birds in such an occupation struck me. The beautiful little snake, gliding along the dead branch, between two Chuck-will’s-widows, a male and a female, is commonly called the Harlequin Snake, and is, I believe, quite harmless.

– John James Audubon


Plate 53

Painted Bunting
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon
Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, Sr.


LIV

Rice Bird
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon
Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell

There is a very remarkable fact in the history of this species, which is, that while moving eastward, during their migration, in spring, they fly mostly at night; whereas in autumn, when they are returning southward, their flight is diurnal. This, kind reader, is another puzzle to me.

– John James Audubon


LV

Cuvier’s Regulus
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon
Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell


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