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Declaration of Independence
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1820-1823
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PR.221.44
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Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Havell plate no. 23
1821
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Havell plate no. 261
1832-33
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus), Havell plate no. 91
1829
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Havell plate no. 406
c.1836-37
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Havell plate no. 5
1821
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Havell plate no. 263
c. 1832-34
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Havell plate no. 12
c. 1822-25
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Havell plate no. 137
1829
Razorbill (Alca torda), Havell plate no. 214
1833
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), Havell plate no. 382
1836-37
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Havell plate no. 40
1821
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Havell plate no. 175
1832
Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), Havell plate no. 14
1821
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Havell plate no. 142
1829
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Havell plate no. 303
c. 1825
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena), Havell plate no. 298
c. 1832-33
Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), Havell plate no. 70; detail of a bird tail
1820
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), Havell plate no. 183
1831
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Havell plate no. 79
1822
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), Havell plate no. 83
c. 1824-29
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Havell plate no. 227
1822
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Havell plate no. 286
c. 1832-33
Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis), Havell plate no. 52
1822
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
1821
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 95
1822
Gadwall (Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 348
c. 1832-34
American Coot (Fulica americana), Havell plate no. 239
1831
King Rail (Rallus elegans), Havell plate no. 203
c. 1815; 1833-34
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Havell plate no. 284
1832-33
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Havell plate no. 296
c. 1834-36
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Havell plate no. 342
c. 1832-34
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Havell plate no. 24
1821
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens), Common Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Havell plate no. 353
Winter 1836
Black-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta colliei), Havell plate no. 96, with a sketch of a bill
1829
Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), Havell plate no. 407
1838
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 11
1822
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), Havell plate no. 265
c. 1834-35
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
1821
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Havell plate no. 215
1832
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), Havell plate no. 383
1829
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Havell plate no. 43
1820
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima), Havell plate no. 273
1832
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Havell plate no. 238
1822; 1832
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus), Havell plate no. 143
1829
California Quail (Callipepla californica), Havell plate no. 413; sketch of a spider
1837
Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), Havell plate no. 299
1826; c. 1835
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
1820
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
c. 1822
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), Havell plate no. 80
1815
Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), Havell plate no. 62
1824
Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis), Havell plate no. 228
1822
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus), Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla), and Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Havell pl. nos. 390, 394, and 398
1834-37
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), Havell plate no. 53
1821
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
1820
Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio), Havell plate no. 97
c. 1812; 1829
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), Havell plate no. 158
c. 1824; 1829
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), Havell plate no. 240
1832
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris), Havell plate no. 204
1833-34
Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini), Havell plate no. 285
1835
Marbled Murrelet (Brachuramphus marmoratus), Havell plate no. 430
1838
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Havell plate no. 25
1812; 1822
Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Havell plate no. 355
1829
American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Havell plate no. 131
1829
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra), Havell plate no. 408
1838
Cooper's Hawk (Accipter cooperii), Havell plate no. 36
1824; c. 1824-26
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Havell plate no. 266
1833; 1834
Unidentified Shorebird (Black-bellied Plover?)
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), Havell plate no. 138
1829
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), Havell plate no. 216
1821
Dickcissel (Spiza americana), Havell plate no. 384
1822
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra), Havell plate no. 44
1821
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Havell plate no. 274
1832-34
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Havell plate no. 404
c. 1838
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Havell plate no. 144
1829
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) and Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), Havell plate no. 415
c. 1836
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica); two studies of a foot, Havell plate no. 300
c. 1815; c. 1830
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
1820
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 433
c. 1836
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Havell plate no. 81
1829
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), Havell plate no. 372
1836-37
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Havell plate no. 229
1822
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), Havell plate no. 396
c. 1836
Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), Havell plate no. 371
1836-37
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus); sketch of the underside of a wing
1810
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Havell plate no. 100 (variantly numbered plate 98 as in N-YHS copy)
1829
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Havell plate no. 159
1822
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Havell plate no. 241
1832
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), Havell plate no. 205
c. 1820; 1833-34
Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea), Havell plate no. 287
c. 1835
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Havell plate no. 289
c. 1825
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger rufiventer), Study for Plate no. 55 of "The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America"
1843
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), Havell plate no. 27
c. 1821-25
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Havell plate no. 356
1820; c. 1836
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Havell plate no. 132
1829
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) and Trudeau's Tern (Sterna trudeaui), Havell plate no. 409
1821; 1838
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Yellow-shafted, Havell plate no. 37
1821; 1827
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus), Havell plate no. 267
1835
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus), Havell plate no. 32
1822
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), Havell plate no. 139
1829
Common Murre (Uria aalge), Havell plate no. 218
1833
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Havell plate no. 388
1836-37
Barred Owl (Strix varia), Havell plate no. 46
c. 1821
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), Havell plate no. 275
1832
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Havell plate no. 405
1838
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum), Havell plate no. 145
1821; c. 1822
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelgicus) and Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), Havell plate no. 412
1836
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) and Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Havell plate no. 390; incomplete sketches of two birds
1836-37
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), Havell plate no. 63
1821
Unidentified Songbird: "Sylvia trochitus delicata"
1808
Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus), Havell plate no. 82; sketch of a foot
c. 1827-30
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Havell plate no. 345
c. 1821
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Havell plate no. 230
1824
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), Havell plate no. 397
c. 1837
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) and Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus), Havell plate no. 373
1836-37
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), Havell plate no. 153
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii), Havell plate no. 18
1821
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), Havell plate no. 160
1822
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), Havell plate no. 242
1832
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), Havell plate no. 207
1832
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Havell plate no. 288
1832
Three Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis leucotis), Study for Plate no. 35 of "The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America"
1842
Solitary Vireo (Vireo solitarius), Havell plate no. 28
1822
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica), Havell plate no. 357
c. 1835-36
Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata), Havell plate no. 133
1821; 1829
Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica), Havell plate no. 410; sketch of an insect below bird's beak
1837
Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Havell plate no. 38
c. 1822
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Havell plate no. 268
c. 1832-34
Copperplate for Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), plate no. 138 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
19th century
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Havell plate no. 140
1821
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Havell plate no. 219
1833
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
1821; c. 1836
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Havell plate no. 39
1822
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Havell plate no. 264
1831
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Havell plate no. 3
1821
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), Havell plate no. 146
1829
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus; subspecies audubonii and harrisi) and Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis), Havell plate no. 417
1838
Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
1824
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Havell plate no. 64
c. 1812; c. 1825
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Havell plate no. 87
1829
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica), Havell plate no. 346
c. 1834
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus), Havell plate no. 231
1831
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) and Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida), Havell plate no. 398
1836-37
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), Havell plate no. 376
1822
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1820
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), Havell plate no. 19
1821
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Havell plate no. 161
1831
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata), Havell plate no. 243
1832
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis), Havell plate no. 208
1833
Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia), Havell plate no. 209
1832
Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Havell plate no. 290
c. 1834-36
Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Havell plate no. 30
1812
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya), Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis), Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), Havell plate no. 359
1836-37
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), Havell plate no. 134
1829
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), Havell plate no. 411
1838
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Havell plate no. 41
1824
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Havell plate no. 269
c. 1835
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Havell plate no. 71
c. 1822
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Havell plate no. 141
1809; c. 1810-19; c. 1829
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Havell plate no. 220
1833
Brant (Branta bernicla), Havell plate no. 391
1824
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina), Havell plate no. 9
1821
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), Havell plate no. 278
1831
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
1838
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Havell plate no. 147
1829
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Havell plate no. 419
1836
Townsend's Warbler, Audubon's Warbler, Mountain Bluebird, Western Bluebird, Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Hermit Warbler, Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
1836-37
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 65
1808; c. 1825
Unidentified Sparrow
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 88
1829
Smew (Mergellus albellus), Havell plate no. 347
c. 1834-35
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), Havell plate no. 232
1821
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei), Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina), Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Havell plate nos. 399 and 414
c. 1836-37
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna), Havell plate no. 377
1836-37
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Havell plate no. 73
1822
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita), Havell plate no. 162
1832
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Havell plate no. 312
1832-33
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), Havell plate no. 210
1820; 1832
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), Havell plate no. 379
1836-37
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) and Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
1815
Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), Havell plate no. 361
1836-37
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), Havell plate no. 10
c. 1819
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), Havell plate no. 135
1812
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Havell plate no. 112
1822
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Havell plate no. 42
1822
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), Havell plate no. 270
1831
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Havell plate no. 387
c. 1836-37
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Havell plate no. 246
1833
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Havell plate no. 221
c. 1821-25
Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), Havell plate no. 392
1837
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Havell plate no. 29
1822
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata), Havell plate no. 367
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Havell plate no. 54
1822
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens), Havell plate no. 148
1829
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Havell plate no. 420
1838
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), Havell plate no. 190
1822
Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica), Havell plate no. 85
1821
Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 6
1820
Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus), Havell plate no. 350
1836
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Havell plate no. 309
ca. 1834
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Havell plate no. 401
c. 1833-34
Northern Hawk-Owl (Surnia ulula), Havell plate no. 378
1836-37
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Havell plate no. 181
1833
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus), Havell plate no. 20
1822
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum), Havell plate no. 163
1831-32
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Havell plate no. 318
1821
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 211
1821; 1834
Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus), Havell plate no. 380
1832
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 370
1836-37
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362
1836-37
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 251
1832
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Havell plate no. 136
1829
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Havell plate no. 113
c. 1820-1822
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Havell plate no. 47
c. 1825
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Havell plate no. 271; two studies of a foot
1832
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Havell plate no. 196
1833
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), Havell plate no. 327
1832
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla), Havell plate no. 314
1829
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus), Small-headed Flycatcher (Sylvania microcephala)?, Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Blue Mountain Warbler (Syl. mont)?, Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus), Havell plate no. 434
1836
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) and Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia), Havell plate no. 385
1824; c. 1837
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea), Havell plate no. 375
1833
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 57
c. 1825
Mallard and Gadwall Hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos and Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 338
1822
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Havell plate no. 121
1829
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), Havell plate no. 191
1833
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Havell plate no. 66
c. 1825-1826
Study of a Foot for the Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Havell plate no. 241
1832
Common Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Havell plate no. 351
c. 1834-1836
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Havell plate no. 416
1822; Winter 1836-37
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella), Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus), Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla), Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata), Havell plate no. 402
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), Havell plate no. 431
1838
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Havell plate no. 106
1829
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Havell plate no. 99
1824
Veery (Catharus fuscescens), Havell plate no. 164
1832
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 421
1821
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Havell plate no. 292; two sketches of a foot
1835
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Havell plate no. 224
1833
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Havell plate no. 364
1833
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Havell plate no. 276
c. 1832-33
Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), Havell plate no. 244
1821
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Havell plate no. 114
1814
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Havell plate no. 13
1822
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), Havell plate no. 272
1834
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
ca. 1821
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 328
1821
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Havell plate no. 316; study of a neck and head
1822; 1836
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Little Owl (Athene noctua), Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma), and Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Havell plate no. 432
1838
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Havell plate no. 206
1821; c. 1825
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), Havell plate no. 368
c. 1836-37
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Havell plate no. 61
1814; after 1821
Dovekie (Alle alle), Havell plate no. 339
c. 1832-33
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata), Havell plate no. 178
1832
Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor), Havell plate no. 192
1833
Great Egret (Ardea alba), Havell plate no. 386
1832
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
c. 1821
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), Havell plate no. 7
1825
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Havell plate no. 151
1822
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), Havell plate no. 418
1838
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Havell plate no. 108
1824
Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis), Havell plate no. 184
c. 1832
Smith's Longspur, Lesser Goldfinch, Black-headed Siskin, Western Tanager, Hoary Redpoll, Townsend's Bunting, Havell plate nos. 394 and 400
1821-1837
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Havell plate no. 98 (variantly numbered plate 100 as in N-YHS copy); sketches of an egg and a feather
1824
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), Havell plate no. 253
1833
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Havell plate no. 422
1838
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pitus) and Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus), Havell plate no. 423
1838
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria), Havell plate no. 301
1834; 1843
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) and Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Havell plate no. 354
1836-1837
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), Havell plate no. 365
1819; c. 1835
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), Havell pl. 395 (plant)
ca. 1833
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), Havell plate no. 245
1833
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Havell plate no. 115; very faint sketch of bill
1829
Northern Parula (Parula americana), Havell plate no. 15
1821
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), Havell plate no. 358
1833-34
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Havell plate no. 331
c. 1832-33
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis), Havell plate no. 329; sketch of a feather
1821
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Havell plate no. 317
1833
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Havell plate no. 188
1832
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Havell plate no. 1
c. 1825
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 369
1836-37
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Havell plate no. 223
1821
European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), Havell plate no. 340
1831
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea), Havell plate no. 122
1821; 1829
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii), Havell plate no. 193
1833
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Havell plate no. 67
1822
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
1821
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Havell plate no. 8
1822
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Havell plate no. 152
1822
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 126
1829
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
ca. 1808
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), Havell plate no. 185
1833
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Havell plate no. 120
c.1825
Common Raven (Corvus corax), Havell plate no. 101
1829
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), Havell plate no. 254
1832-33
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) and Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis), Lazuli Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, Evening Grosbeak, and Fox Sparrow, Havell plate no. 424
1838
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Havell plate no. 302
c. 1832-34
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus), Havell plate no. 4
1824
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Havell plate no. 166
1832
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Havell plate no. 304
1824
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), Havell plate no. 247
1833
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), Havell plate no. 116
1829
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Havell plate no. 16
1820-c. 1824
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) and Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus), Havell plate no. 360
1820; 1833; Winter 1836-37
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Havell plate no. 277
c. 1834-35
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Havell plate no. 330
1824; c. 1832
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), Havell plate no. 319
1821; c. 1833
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Havell plate no. 189
1832-33
Cuvier's Kinglet (Regulus cuvieri)?, Havell plate no. 55
1812
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis), Havell plate no. 176
1832
Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus), Havell plate no. 72
1821
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), Havell plate no. 341
c. 1834-36
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Havell plate no. 123
1829
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonica), Havell plate no. 194
1833
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), Havell plate no. 68
1820; 1825
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
1812; 1820
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Havell plate no. 17
c. 1825
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), Havell plate no. 153
1812
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 127
1829
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Havell plate no. 107
1829
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Havell plate no. 186
1824
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 281
1832
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Havell plate no. 102
c. 1825
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria), Havell plate no. 255
1835
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Havell plate no. 425
1838
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Havell plate no. 307; sketch of a second bird
ca. 1832
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Havell plate no. 237
1821
Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia), Havell plate no. 167
1832
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica), Havell plate no. 305
1822
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Havell plate no. 248
1821
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), Havell plate no. 117
1821
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 31
1828
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), Havell plate no. 363
c. 1835-36
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
1821
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), Havell plate no. 335
1832-33
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Havell plate no. 320
c. 1825
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Havell plate no. 291
1831
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Havell plate no. 236
1832
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), Havell plate no. 177
1832
Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina), Havell plate no. 154
1821
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 343
1820; 1833
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), Havell plate no. 124
1829
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula), Havell plate no. 195
1833
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea), Havell plate no. 69
1812; 1825
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major); sketch of an insect
1821
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla), Havell plate no. 89
1829
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Havell plate no. 156
1829
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Havell plate no. 128
1822
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), Havell plate no. 109
1821
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Havell plate no. 187
1832
Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Havell plate no. 315
c. 1821
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Havell plate no. 103
1829
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens), Havell plate no. 256
1832
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Havell plate no. 426
1838
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), Havell plate no. 308
1831-32
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus), Havell plate no. 34
1822
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Havell plate no. 168; sketch of a feather
1832
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
1827
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), Havell plate no. 249
c. 1834-35
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus), Havell plate no. 118
1829
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea), Havell plate no. 49
1821
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Havell plate no. 366
c. 1835-36
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus); sketches of two beaks and a talon
1809
Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Havell plate no. 333
1822
Redhead (Aythya americana), Havell plate no. 322
c. 1832-33
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata), Havell plate no. 293
c. 1834-35
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Havell plate no. 56
c. 1826
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), Havell plate no. 179
1832
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Havell plate no. 2
c. 1821-22
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), Havell plate no. 344
c. 1833
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla), Havell plate no. 125
1829
Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii), Havell plate no. 198; six studies of bills and claws
c. 1832
Merlin (Falco columbarius), Havell plate no. 75
1812; 1821-22?
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
1822
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Havell plate no. 90; sketch of a foot
c. 1824
Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis), Havell plate no. 165; studies of birds' tails
1832
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Havell plate no. 129
c. 1824
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina), Havell plate no. 110; sketch of seed pod
1821
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis), Havell plate no. 279
1832
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), Havell plate no. 321
c. 1831-32; 1836
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Havell plate no. 104
1821
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 257
1833
American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) and Blackish Oystercatcher?, Havell plate no. 427
1838
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia), Havell plate no. 310
1821
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 35
1821
Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), Havell plate no. 169
1832
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86
c. 1829-30
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Havell plate no. 250
1833
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), Havell plate no. 119
1821
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Havell plate no. 50
1821
Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala), Havell plate no. 172
1832
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 349
1836
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Havell plate no. 334 [with immature from 1863.18.35]
1833
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Havell plate no. 323; two sketches of a bill
1821
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), Havell plate no. 294
1832
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Havell plate no. 58
1822
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus), Havell plate no. 180
1832
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Havell plate no. 76
c. 1825
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus), Havell plate no. 149
1829
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Havell plate no. 222
1821
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Havell plate no. 197
1832
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Havell plate no. 374
c. 1836-37
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Havell Plate 334 [only immature used]
Merlin (Falco columbarius), Havell plate no. 92
c. 1825-29
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), Havell plate no. 157
1820; 1829
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Havell plate no. 130
1812
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Havell plate no. 111
c. 1824-29
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), Havell plate no. 280
c. 1835
Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii)?
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Havell plate no. 105
1829
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica), Havell plate no. 258
1832; 1835
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Havell plate no. 259
c. 1833
Surfbird (Aphriza virgata), Havell plate no. 428
1838
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Havell plate no. 311
ca. 1831-32
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata), Havell plate no. 235
1832
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), Havell plate no. 170
1832
Copperplate for House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Havell Plate no. 83, from John J. Audubon's series "Birds of America"
1830
Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius), Havell plate no. 332
c. 1832-33
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Havell plate no. 212
1832
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
c. 1825
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Havell plate no. 173
1832
Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Havell plate no. 171
1832
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Havell plate no. 336
1831
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia), Havell plate no. 324
c. 1821; 1830
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), Havell plate no. 295
1831; [1833]
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica), Havell plate no. 59
1812; c. 1825
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 435
1838
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Havell plate no. 77
c. 1812; 1822
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Havell plate no. 150
1822
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Havell plate no. 225
c. 1821-25
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), Havell plate no. 199
c.1833
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea), Havell plate no. 48
1822
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
c. 1831
Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Havell plate no. 93
1829
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 252
1832
Sora (Porzana carolina), Havell plate no. 233
1821; 1833
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Havell plate no. 201
c. 1821; 1833
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), Havell plate no. 282
c. 1832-33
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
1811
Purple Martin (Progne subis), Havell plate no. 22
1822
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Havell plate no. 21
c.1825
Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), Havell plate no. 260
1831
Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri), Havell plate no. 429
c. 1836-38
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors), Havell plate no. 313
1822
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Havell plate no. 352
1834
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Havell plate no. 262
1832-35
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Havell plate no. 45; sketch of a bird beak
1822
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Havell plate no. 326
1833
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Havell plate no. 213
1833
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Havell plate no. 381
c. 1833-34
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), Havell plate no. 33
1824
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis), Havell plate no. 174
1832
Common Loon (Gavia immer), Havell plate no. 306
1819?; 1833
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Havell plate no. 337
1832-33
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Havell plate no. 325
1833
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Havell plate no. 297
1833
Carbonated Swamp Warbler (Dendroica carbonata)?, Havell plate no. 60
1811; c. 1825
Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina), Havell plate no. 182
c. 1831
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 78
1822
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Havell plate no. 217
1832
Whooping Crane (Grus americana), Havell plate no. 226
1821–22; 1829–33
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Havell plate no. 200
1833
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 51
1821; reworked later
Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri), Havell plate no. 429
c. 1836-38
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus), Havell plate no. 94
1829
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris), Havell plate no. 234
1821
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), Havell plate no. 202
1833
Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis), Havell plate no. 283
1833
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Havell plate no. 74
1821; 1829
Creative: Tronvig Group