AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Glossy Ibis, (Plate 387), 1827–1838 Parrot 3rd December2009

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Glossy Ibis, (Plate 387), 1827–1838 Parrot 3rd December2009JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 1851) Glossy Ibis, Plate 387 From the Birds of America Aquatint engraving with original hand color London: Robert Havell, 18271838 Paper size: 25 3 4 x 38 3 8 in. Frame size: 37 1 4 x 49 5 8 in. The Glossy Ibis is of exceedingly rare occurrence in the United States, where it appears only at long and irregular intervals, like a wanderer who has lost his way. It exists in Mexico, however, in vast numbers. In the spring of 1837,