Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 12

Baltimore Oriole

Plate 12 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Baltimore Oriole”

Adult Male, 1. Male two years old, 2. Female, 3. | Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera.

Modern identification

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

  • Certain
  • Troupials and Allies · Icteridae

Why

Audubon's “Baltimore Oriole” (Icterus baltimore) is today's Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula; Daudin's baltimore is a synonym of galbula.

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.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

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