JOHN JAMES AUDUBON by Alice Ford. 488 pages. University of Oklahoma. $7.95. The Frenchman who became the world’s most celebrated delineator of birds was himself a bird of paradox. His name ...
The reason, of course, is John James Audubon ... ably explored by naturalist Kenn Kaufman in his new book, “The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness ...
John James Audubon was an American artist and naturalist best known for his detailed paintings of North American birds. Audubon’s color-plate book The Birds of America (1827–1839), is widely acclaimed ...