Bachman’s Oyster-catcher

1842

John James Audubon

Lithograph

— Hand-colored lithograph

A black bird with a long, bright orange beak sits on a rock surrounded by water, bird leans toward the water to reach an oyster. (Accompanying text pages 231-236 and 243-44 are stored in actual file in filing cabinet) First octavo edition

Ink on Paper

Sheet Size: 6 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.

French American (b. Haiti)

1785-1851

The Sheila J. McCartney Collection

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