Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 103

Canada Warbler

Plate 103 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Canada Warbler”

Male, 1. Female, 2. | Big Laurel. Rhododendron maximum.

Modern identification

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

  • Certain
  • New World Warblers · Parulidae

Why

Audubon's “Canada Warbler” (Sylvia pardalina) is today's Canada Warbler, Cardellina canadensis; pardalina is a synonym of canadensis. The young is plate 5.

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, Junr.

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

The same bird on other plates