A Magnificent Modern Edition of


THE BIRDS

OF AMERICA


By


JOHN JAMES AUDUBON


With an Introduction and Descriptive Text for each Plate by

William Vogt, Editor of Bird Lore.


With 500 full-page plates in natural colours ,

exquisitely reproduced (12J ins. x 9 ins.)



Handsomely bound in green buckram with gold lettering. A marvel

of book production for the price of TWO GUINEAS NET.


This work of the most famous naturalist of America is here, for the

first time, reproduced in a single quarto volume. The work is com¬

plete. It contains not only the 435 illustrations from the original

edition, but also 65 illustrations which Audubon did at a later date.


cc What Gould did for the birds of the Old World, Audubon did for

the birds of the New World, depicting each species with loving skill and

as a live bird, not a stuffed specimen. 35 —Frances Pitt (Country Life).


cc The book is a superb example of fine reproduction work at a reason¬

able price . 55 —Yorkshire Post.


cc It is the kind of book which can be scanned again and again without

losing its fascination. The publishers and Mr. Vogt are to be con¬

gratulated upon the moderation and good taste they have shown in

this production . 55 —Glasgow Herald.


“ This gigantic book is a delight to own . 53 —The Scotsman.



MACMILLAN & CO. LTD., LONDON, W.C.2



