Audubon, John James "Hooded Warbler" Plate 71

John James Audubon (1785-1851).  Plate 71.  “Hooded Warbler.”  From The Birds of America.  New York: J. Bien, 1860.  Second edition.  26 15/16 x 19 7/8 (sheet).  Chromolithograph.  Five repaired tears in margins with skillful replacement of chip in print margin left hand side.  Light soiling in bottom portion of print.  Abrasions to paper surface bottom left hand side.  Else, fair condition.  A/A  The Bien edition featured many prints with two small birds printed on one double elephant folio sheet in order to make the project more economical.  Over the centuries, the two images were divided in order to have each bird framed individually.  Such is the case for this print.  John James Audubon, known both for his romantic life and his superb prints, is the most famous of all American natural history artists.  For his pioneering travel around the United States in search of new subjects in the wild, his lifelike and dramatic style, and his monumental works on the birds and quadrupeds of N