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chromolithograph titled Ruffed Grouse, Tetrao Umbellus, Linn, Male, 1,2. Female, 3, published in 1860 by Roe Lockwood & Son of New York. No 14-2 upper left; Plate 293 upper right. Credit on lower left corner of sheet reads Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S., with Bien credit at lower right Chromolith by J. Bien, New York 1860. Appears to be full untrimmed sheet, not laid down,in a later mat and frame; 27` x 38.5` (paper size), 35.5` x 47.5` (w/frame). In 1858, John James Audubon`s youngest son, John Woodhouse Audubon, undertook a project that was to be the first American full-sized reissue of Audubon`s original (1826-1838) Birds of America. The firm of Roe Lockwood and Son of New York was hired as publisher; Julius Bien of New York, a pioneer in chromolithography, was contracted as the lithographer. Financial difficulties and the onset of the Civil War ended production of the Bien Edition. The Bien Edition consists of only one bound volume, and it is not known exactly how many sets of the original 15 parts were printed.

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