The Harvard University collections contain the following:

No. 91.L'Ecorcheur,
42. The Sedge-bird, near Nantes,1805
43.The Nightingale, near Nantes,July 6, 1805
57.Brown Thrush, near New York,May 10,1807

Excellent examples of Audubon's early work in the collection of Mr. John E. Thayer are:

No. 96.Woodpecker: prior to 1803 (see [note, vol. i, p. 178]).
112.Water Thrush, Mill Grove, Pennsylvania,Aug. 2,1806
144. 64.Malaga Shell Drake. Goosander, Mergus Merganser A. W. Chute de L'Ohio 17 December,1809
175.Crested Titmouse, Redbanks,July 1,1810
71. 44.The Spirit or Butterball-Bufflehead, Henderson,Mar. 19,1815
154.Golden Crested Wren A. W., Sylvia Regulus, Shippingport, Kentucky; drawn by J. J. Audubon—Mistletoe on Black Walnut.Jany. 28,1820
Hermit Thrush, opposite Fredericksburg, Ky., Oct. 16,1820
315.Rose-breasted Grosbeak (on spray of dogwood).

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, Corneille noire," also the head of a Jackdaw wholly in crayon and pastel: "No. 160, Le grand Duc, âgé vingt un an, Buffon,—the large horned 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 corneille mantelle de Buffon, Royalton crow, Sea crane, hooded crow, crow—British,—J. J. L. Audubon," a crude sketch in pastels of the same size as the last.

The following legends appear on the drawing of the Canvasback Duck: "Cet Oiseau est nommé Canvas Back Canard very much esteemed par les Americans and very rare ici [c]elui est male et étais beau"; "New York le 22 Mars 1807—J. J. L. Audubon" "No. 146."

APPENDIX III
"The Birds of America"

1. Final Lists of Subscribers to "The Birds of America," folio edition, as published by Audubon in 1839. (See Ornithological Biography, vol. v, pp. 647-651.)

List of American Subscribers