"Azure Warbler", Audubon, J. J.

This original chromolithograph is Plate 86 from the Bien edition of Audubon’s great work on American ornithology. The azure, or cerulean, warbler is most commonly seen in the southern United States but is occasionally spotted in the western and northern United States. As with many bird species, the female is a lighter color than the male. This composition shows a male and female pair in a bearberry bush with bright red berries, which is a common nesting bush for this species. Printed on a half-sheet that measures 20 x 24.5".

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Condition: A

Beautiful color with a few tiny spots and a miniscule hole in the male bird's eye which is only visible when holding the print to light. There is some very light toning along the right margin, far from the image.