Audubon Aquatint, Rice Bunting
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Rice Bunting, Plate 54.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 5/8" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Comparable: Christies, 1/18/2001 - $3,525; Guernseys, 5/11/2013 - $2,440
There is a very remarkable fact in the history of this species, which is, that while moving eastward, during their migration, in spring, they fly mostly at night; whereas in autumn, when they are returning southward, their flight is diurnal. This, kind reader, is another puzzle to me.
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Rice Bunting, Plate 54.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 5/8" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Comparable: Christies, 1/18/2001 - $3,525; Guernseys, 5/11/2013 - $2,440
There is a very remarkable fact in the history of this species, which is, that while moving eastward, during their migration, in spring, they fly mostly at night; whereas in autumn, when they are returning southward, their flight is diurnal. This, kind reader, is another puzzle to me.
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