RICHARDSON'S JAGER (PLATE CCLXXII)

Parasitic Jaeger, "Stercorarius parisiticus" JW 36 fine, fresh impression, a few stains along the disbound edge, slight soiling, faint offprint visible on the recto 20 3/4 by 25 7/8 in.; 527 by 658 mm. Based on a composition painted in September, 1834. "This bird, though rare on the coast of the United States, visits the shores of Massachusetts and Maine...".