John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Plate XXVI Carolina Parrot

from Birds of America

Engraved by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Published: London, 1827-1838

Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring

Paper size: 49 5/8 x 37 in.

Provenance: The Magnificent Sachsen-Meiningen Set of Audubon

“The Parrot does not satisfy himself with cockle-burs, but eats or destroys almost every kind of fruit indiscriminately, and on this account is always an unwelcome visiter to the planter, the farmer, or the gardener. The stacks of grain put up in the field are resorted to by flocks of these birds, which frequently cover them so entirely, that they present to the eye the same effect as if a brilliantly coloured carpet had been thrown over them.” - John James Audubon