Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 100

Marsh Wren

Plate 100 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Marsh Wren”

Male, 1. Female, 2, 3. Nest, 4.

Modern identification

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

  • Certain
  • Wrens · Troglodytidae

Why

Audubon's “Marsh Wren” (Troglodytes palustris) is today's Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris; same species, older genus.

Sources

Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org

Who made the plate

Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F. R. S. F. L. S.Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell.

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