Printed on the plate
“Blue Grosbeak”
Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3. | Dog-wood Cornus florida.
Modern identification
Passerina caerulea
- Certain
- Cardinals and Allies · Cardinalidae
Why
Audubon's “Blue Grosbeak” (Fringilla coerulea) is today's Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea; 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.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
