The Birds of America facts for kids
The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon. It includes illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London.
The work is of hand-coloured, life-size prints, made from engraved plates, measuring around 39 by 26 inches (99 by 66 cm). It includes images of six birds that are now extinct: Carolina Parakeet, Passenger Pigeon, Labrador Duck, Great Auk, Esquimaux Curlew, and Pinnated Grouse.
Images for kids
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Plate 1 by John James Audubon depicting a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
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Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), now extinct
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Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) in plate 3
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Furnishing fabric, from Lancashire, 1830s
See also
In Spanish: The Birds of America para niños
