
White-headed Eagle (Plate 31)
John James Audubon, 1827–1838
Plate 31 of John James Audubon's The Birds of America, engraved by Robert Havell in London. It shows an adult Bald Eagle, which Audubon called the White-headed Eagle, feeding on a catfish. The Birds of America printed every bird at life size on double elephant folio sheets. This copy belongs to the University of Pittsburgh.





