Mississippi Kite (Primary Title)
The Birds of North America (Portfolio Title)

John James Audubon, American, born Haiti, 1785–1851 (Artist)

ca. 1831
American
Works On Paper
Prints
hand-watercolored engraving, etching, and aquatint on rag paper
Sheet: 37 × 25 1/4 in. (93.98 × 64.14 cm)
2002.569
Not on view
Inscribed in plate: Upper corners: "No. 24. PLATE, CXVII"; across lower edge, (L): "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon. F.R.S. F.L.S."; (C): "Mississippi Kite FALCO PLUMBUS. Gmel, Male, 1. Female, 2."; (R): "Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell."
Gift of Alma and Harry H. Coon
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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