AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Dusky Duck, (Plate 302), 1827–1838 bibliophilic-essay-11 Howes W-114 ('the only western

Howes W-114 ('the only western color-plates comparable in beauty to those by Bodmer')

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Dusky Duck, (Plate 302), 1827–1838 bibliophilic-essay-11 Howes W-114 ('the only westernJOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Dusky Duck, Plate 302 From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 25 1 2 x 38 1 8 in. Although the Dusky Duck is often seen on salt water bays or inlets, it resembles the Mallard in its habits, being fond of swampy marshes, rice fields, and the shady margins of our rivers, during the whole of its stay in such portions of the Southern States as it is