APPENDIX II
Audubon's Early Dated Drawings Made in France and America

Drawings now in the Collections of Mr. Joseph Y. Jeanes, of Philadelphia, and formerly belonging to Mr. Edward Harris, of Moorestown, New Jersey; of Mr. John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Massachusetts; and of Harvard University. (See Chapter XII.)

In addition to the serial numbers, here given, the drawings usually bear French and English names, with various notes in French relating to weights and measurements, and rarely with sketches of detail.

Mr. Jeanes' collection contains the following:

No. 5.	Long-tailed Mountain Tit,	22 January,	1805
13.	Sedge Sparrow, near Nantes,		1805
22.	Reed Sparrow, near Nantes,		1805
78.	Hawk's Eye,—Spotted Plover,—France,	18 March,	1805 [?]
97.	The Creeper, France,	June 7,	1805
86.	Shrike, near Nantes,	July,	1805
93.	Nuthatch, near Nantes,	July 9,	1805
	Terns, France,	July 12,	1805
50.	The Redstart, near Nantes,	August,	1805
61.	The Great Swallow (Le martin noir), near Nantes,		1805
65.	The Wagtail, near Nantes,	Dec. 22,	1805
69.	The Green Finch, near Nantes,	Dec.,	1805
92.	L'Ecorcheur à tête rouge, near Nantes,		1805
6.	"Grosbec," near Nantes,		1806 [?]
94.	Woodpecker, near Nantes,	March 8,	1806
	Fish Hawk, Perkioming Creek,		1806
209.	Wood Thrush, Mill Grove,	August 14,	1806
145.	Long-tailed Duck, New York,	Dec. 17,	1806
	Golden Eye, New York,	Dec. 28,	1806
153.	American Widgeon, New York,	Dec. 28,	1806
102.	Robin (eggs dated May 8th), New York,	Jany. 4,	1807
156.	Shelldrake, New York,	Jany. 28,	1807
143.	Widgeon, New York,	Feby. 23,	1807
146.	Canvasback, New York,	March 22,	1807
163.	Shoveller, New York,	April 3,	1807
163.	Sprig-tail, New York,	Feby. 22,	1807
	Wood Duck,		1807
48.	Orchard Oriole, Falls of the Ohio,	June 5,	1808
214.	Chimney Swallow, Falls of the Ohio,	July 27,	1808
188.	Kentucky Warbler, 20 miles from Philadelphia,	(June?),	1809
109.	Passenger Pigeon, Falls of the Ohio,	Dec. 11,	1809
	Hooded Merganser, Falls of the Ohio,	March 7,	1810
41.	Catbird, Red Banks,	June,	1810
105.	Red-wing Blackbird,	June,	1810
81.	The Frog-eater (Hawk), Red Banks,	Nov. 29,	1810
186.	Killdeer,		1811
200, 201.	Pewit, and Great-crested Flycatcher, Henderson,	May 22,	1811
207.	Carolina Parrot, Henderson,	June 9,	1811
49.	Swamp Sparrow, Pennsylvania,	March 12,	1812
6.	Spotted Sandpiper, Pennsylvania,	April 22,	1812
11.	Whippoorwill, Pennsylvania,	May 7,	1812
10.	Nighthawk,	May 8,	1812
58.	Great American Shrike, Henderson,	Nov. 30,	1812
76.	Red-crowned black Woodpecker, Henderson,	Oct. 15,	1814
66.	Black-capped Nuthatch, Henderson,	Feby. 16,	1815
	Willet, Henderson,	May 8,	1815
	Snipe, Henderson,	March 17,	1816
300.	Yellow-billed Rail, Henderson,	Oct. 9,	1816
	Purple Gallinule, New Orleans,	April 23,	1821
	Chuck Wills Widow, Red River,	June,	1821

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."