In 1807, Alexander Wilson approached the Library Company to subscribe to his American Ornithology, a 9-volume set. We signed up for 3 copies. The color plates inspired Audubon and are still stunningly beautiful.

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Las aves de América🐦
Huyendo de las guerras napoleónicas, el francés John James Audubon puso rumbo a América del Norte
Allí creó un sinfín de ilustraciones de aves locales, publicadas en Reino Unido en el libro «Las aves de América» (1827), que incluso muestra aves ya extintas

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¡#HolaCiencia! El picomarfil o real (Campephilus principalis), el pájaro que inspiró a o “pájaro loco”, ha sido oficialmente declarado extinto ☹️ • Ejemplar disecado, Loquillo 1940, ilustración John James Audubon, fotografía 1935

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Back in 1836, naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) painted this magnificent American Pelican. This striking print is faithfully reproduced from the Devonshire Collection at .Explore the rest of John James Audubon's collection: https://t.co/vzoYDOJon3

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Bought another rare bird. Audubon would be proud.

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We're all rather fond of birds here at the National Library of Ireland... 🐦

One of our treasured items, 'The birds of by John James Audubon, was printed between 1827 and 1838, and contains 435 life-size of North American

https://t.co/MNFzmNCrQE

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