Original hand-colored lithograph from The Birds of America series by John James Audubon, 25.75 x 20.25, double elephant folio edition, issued as Plate CCV, No. 41, entitled “Virginia Rail, Rallus Virginianus,” which depicts three birds: a male hunting an insect, a female wading into water, and a juvenile with autumnal plumage. Captions to lower left and right corners read: “Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.” and “Engraved, Printed, & Colored, by R. Havell, 1834.” Matted to an overall size of 28 x 22.5. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and toning.
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