Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 102

Blue Jay

Plate 102 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Blue Jay”

Male. 1. Female. 2. 3.

Modern identification

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

  • Certain
  • Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae

Why

Audubon's “Blue Jay” (Corvus cristatus) is today's Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata; same species, older genus.

Sources

Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org

Who made the plate

Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon F. R. S. F. L. S.Engraved, printed & Coloured, by R. Havell,

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.