Printed on the plate
“Savannah Finch”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | 1. Spigelia Marilandiea. 2. Phlox aristata.
Modern identification
Passerculus sandwichensis
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- New World Sparrows · Passerellidae
Why
Audubon's “Savannah Finch” is today's Savannah Sparrow
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
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