Printed on the plate
“Mississippi Kite”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Ictinia mississippiensis
- Certain
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Mississippi Kite” (Falco plumbeus on the plate, Gmelin's name for the South American Plumbeous Kite, misapplied) is today's Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis: pale secondaries and plain black tail.
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.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
