Printed on the plate
“Canada Jay”
Male 1. Female 2. | White Oak. Quercus alba.
Modern identification
Perisoreus canadensis
- Certain
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
Why
Audubon's “Canada Jay” (Corvus canadensis) is today's Canada Jay, Perisoreus canadensis; 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. London 1831.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
