Printed on the plate
“Pewit Flycatcher”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Cotton plant. Gossypium.
Modern identification
Sayornis phoebe
- Certain
- Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae
Why
Audubon's “Pewit Flycatcher” is today's Eastern Phoebe
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.
