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Among the drawings of the Harris-Jeanes collection which 

 may be earlier than 1805, though they bear no date, are "The 

 Black Crow of BufFon, Comeille noire," also the head of a Jack- 

 daw wholly in crayon and pastel: "No. 160, Le grand Due, 

 &ge vingt un an, BufFon, — the large homed owl. Eagle owl. 

 J. J. L. Audubon," a crayon sketch on paper measuring 

 eighteen by twenty-six inches, and water-marked "J. Kool"; 

 also "No. 164. La comeille mantelle de BufFon, Royalton 

 crow, Sea crane, hooded crow, crow — British, — J. J. L. Audu- 

 bon," a crude sketch in pastels of the same size as the last. 



The following legends appear on the drawing of the Can- 

 vasback Duck: "Cet Oiseau est nomme Canvas Back Canard 

 very much esteemed par les Americans and very rare ici 

 [c]elui est male et etais beau"; "New York le 22 Mars 1807 — 

 J. J. L. Audubon" "No. 146." 



