Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 138

Connecticut Warbler

Plate 138 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Connecticut Warbler”

Male, 1. Female, 2. | Gentiana saponaria.

Modern identification

Connecticut Warbler

Oporornis agilis

  • Certain
  • New World Warblers · Parulidae

Why

Audubon's “Connecticut Warbler” (Sylvia agilis) is today's Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis; 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, 1832.

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