Printed on the plate
“Chipping Sparrow”
Male. | Black Locust. Robinia Pseudacacia.
Modern identification
Spizella passerina
- Certain
- New World Sparrows · Passerellidae
Why
Audubon's “Chipping Sparrow” (Fringilla socialis) is today's Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina; Wilson's socialis is a synonym of passerina.
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.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
