Printed on the plate
“White-crowned Sparrow”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Summer Grape. Vitis Aestivalis.
Modern identification
Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Certain
- New World Sparrows · Passerellidae
Why
Audubon's “White-crowned Sparrow” (Fringilla leucophrys) is today's White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys; 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. 1881.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
