The First Volume, consisting of One Hundred Plates, representing Ninety-nine species of Birds, of many of which there are several Figures, is now published. It is expected that other Three Volumes, of equal size, will complete the work.

CONTENTS
OF
VOL. I. OF THE BIRDS OF AMERICA.

Plates published in 1827.
1. The Wild Turkey. Male,Meleagris Gallopavo. Linn.
2.Yellow-billed Cuckoo,Coccyzus americanus. Bonap.
3.Prothonotary Warbler,Sylvia Protonotarius. Lath.
4.Purple Finch,Fringilla purpurea. Gmel.
5.Bonaparte's Fly-catcher,Muscicapa Bonapartii. Aud.
6.Wild Turkey. Female,Meleagris Gallopavo. Linn.
7.Purple Grakle,Quiscalus versicolor. Vieill.
8.White-throated Sparrow,Fringilla pennsylvanica. Lath.
9.Selby's Flycatcher,Muscicapa Selbii. Aud.
10.Brown Titlark,Anthus Spinoletta. Bonap.
11.Bird of Washington,Falco Washingtonii. Aud.
12.Baltimore Oriole,Icterus Baltimore. Daud.
13.Snow Bird,Fringilla hyemalis. Linn.
14.Prairie Warbler,Sylvia discolor. Vieill.
15.Blue Yellow-backed Warbler,Sylvia americana. Lath.
16.Great-footed Hawk,Falco peregrinus. Gmel.
17.Carolina Turtle Dove,Columba carolinensis. Linn.
18.Bewick's Wren,Troglodytes Bewickii. Aud.
19.Louisiana Water Thrush,Turdus ludovicianus. Aud.
20.Blue-winged Yellow Warbler,Sylvia solitaria. Wils.
21.Mocking Bird,Turdus polyglottus. Linn.
22.Purple Martin,Hirundo purpurea. Linn.
23.Maryland Yellow-throat,Sylvia Trichas. Lath.
24.Roscoe's Yellow-throat,Sylvia Roscoe. Aud.
25.Song Sparrow,Fringilla melodia. Wils.
1828.
26.Carolina Parrot,Psittacus carolinensis. Linn.
27.Red-headed Woodpecker,Picus erythrocephalus. Linn.
28.Solitary Fly-catcher,Vireo solitarius. Vieill.
29.Towhe Bunting,Fringilla erythrophthalma. Linn.
30.Vigors's Warbler,Sylvia Vigorsii. Aud.
31.White-headed Eagle,Falco leucocephalus. Linn.
32.Black-billed Cuckoo,Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Bon.
33.American Goldfinch,Fringilla tristis. Linn.
34.Worm-eating Warbler,Sylvia vermivora. Lath.
35.Children's Warbler,Sylvia Childrenii. Aud.
36.Stanley Hawk,Falco Stanleii. Aud.
37.Golden-winged Woodpecker,Picus auratus. Linn.
38.Kentucky Warbler,Sylvia formosa. Wils.
39.Crested Titmouse,Parus bicolor. Linn.
40.American Redstart,Muscicapa Ruticilla. Linn.
41.Ruffed Grouse,Tetrao Umbellus. Linn.
42.Orchard Oriole,Icterus spurius. Bonap.
43.Cedar Bird,Bombycilla carolinensis. Briss.
44.Summer Red Bird,Tanagra æstiva. Gmel.
45.Traill's Flycatcher,Sylvia Traillii. Aud.
46.Barred Owl,Strix nebulosa. Gmel.
47.Ruby-throated Humming Bird,Trochilus colubris. Linn.
48.Azure Warbler,Sylvia azurea. Steph.
49.Blue-green Warbler,Sylvia rara. Lath.
50.Black-and-yellow Warbler,Sylvia maculosa. Lath.
1829.
51.Red-tailed Hawk,Falco borealis. Gmel.
52.Chuckwill's Widow,Caprimulgus carolinensis. Briss.
53.Painted Finch,Fringilla ciris. Temm.
54.Rice Bird,Icterus agripennis. Bonap.
55.Cuvier's Regulus,Regulus Cuvierii. Aud.
56.Red-shouldered Hawk,Falco lineatus. Gmel.
57.Loggerhead Shrike,Lanius ludovicianus. Linn.
58.Hermit Thrush,Turdus minor. Gmel.
59.Chestnut-sided Warbler,Sylvia icterocephala. Lath.
60.Carbonated Warbler,Sylvia carbonata. Aud.
61.Great Horned Owl,Strix virginiana. Gmel.
62.Passenger Pigeon,Columba migratoria. Linn.
63.White-eyed Flycatcher,Vireo noveboracensis. Bonap.
64.Swamp Sparrow,Fringilla palustris. Wils.
65.Rathbone Warbler,Sylvia Rathbonii. Aud.
66.Ivory-billed Woodpecker,Picus principalis. Linn.
67.Red-winged Starling,Icterus phœniceus. Daud.
68.Republican Swallow,Hirundo fulva. Vieill.
69.Bay-breasted Warbler,Sylvia castanea. Wils.
70.Henslow's Bunting,Emberiza Henslowii. Aud.
71.Winter Hawk,Falco hyemalis. Gmel.
72.Swallow-tailed Hawk,Falco furcatus. Linn.
73.Wood Thrush,Turdus mustelinus. Gmel.
74.Indigo Bird,Fringilla cyanea. Wils.
75.Le Petit Caporal,Falco temerarius. Aud.
1830.
76.Virginian Partridge,Perdix virginiana. Lath.
77.Belted Kingsfisher,Alcedo Alcyon. Linn.
78.Great Carolina Wren,Troglodytes ludovicianus. Bonap.
79.Tyrant Flycatcher,Muscicapa Tyrannus. Briss.
80.Prairie Titlark,Anthus pipiens. Aud.
81.Fish Hawk,Falco Haliäetos. Linn.
82.Whip-poor-will,Caprimulgus vociferus. Wils.
83.House Wren,Troglodytes ædon. Vieill.
84.Blue-grey Flycatcher,Muscicapa cærulea. Lath.
85.Yellow-throated Warbler,Sylvia pensilis. Lath.
86.Black Warrior,Falco Harlani. Aud.
87.Florida Jay,Corvus floridanus. Bart.
88.Autumnal Warbler,Sylvia autumnalis. Wils.
89.Nashville Warbler,Sylvia rubricapilla. Wils.
90.Black-and-white Creeper,Certhia varia. Aud.
91.Broad-winged Hawk,Falco pennsylvanicus. Lath.
92.Pigeon Hawk,Falco columbarius. Linn.
93.Sea-side Finch,Fringilla maritima. Wils.
94.Bay-winged Bunting,Fringilla graminea. Gmel.
95.Yellow-poll Warbler,Sylvia æstiva. Lath.
96.Columbian Jay,Corvus Bullockii. Wag.
97.Mottled Owl,Strix Asio. Linn.
98.White-bellied Swallow,Hirundo bicolor. Vieill.
99.Cow-pen Bird,Icterus pecoris. Bonap.
100.Marsh Wren,Troglodytes palustris. Bonap.

EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.

Extract from a Report made to the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. By Baron Cuvier.

L'Academie m'a chargé de lui rendre un compte verbal de l'ouvrage qui lui a été communiqué dans une de ses précédentes séances par M. Audubon, et qui a pour objet les oiseaux de l'Amerique Septentrionale. On peut le caractériser en peu de mots, en disant que c'est le monument le plus magnifique qui ait encore été élevé à l'ornithologie.

L'auteur, né à la Louisiane, et qui s'est adonné dès sa jeunesse à la peinture, est venu, il y a 25 ans, se perfectionner dans son art à l'école de David. Retourné dans son pays, il n'a cru pouvoir faire de son talent un usage plus utile, que de le consacrer à la representation des productions les plus brillantes de cet hémisphère. L'observation scrupuleuse nécessaire à des images telles qu'il voulait les faire, l'a bientôt rendu naturaliste.