BIRDS OF AMERICA BY
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 - 1851)
PLATE 15 -
Engraved by R. HAVELL
BLUE YELLOW-BACKED
WARBLER
BLUE YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER - Sylvia americana
(NORTHERN PARULA - parula americana) on LOUISIANA or COPPER FLAG - Iris
cuprea IMAGE REF: AUD007
The Louisiana
Flag, also known as the Copper or Red Iris, was painted by
Joseph Mason whom Audubon described thus "... he now draws
flowers probably better than any man in America.". Audubon
completed the work, adding the birds and caterpillar to Mason's finished plant,
in 1821.
