Historical bird plates

Audubon, The Birds of America · Plate 14

Prairie Warbler

Plate 14 of Audubon's The Birds of America: Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Full resolutionCourtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Printed on the plate

“Prairie Warbler”

1. Male.... 2. Female. | Plant Vulgo. Buffaloe Grass.

Modern identification

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

  • Certain
  • New World Warblers · Parulidae

Why

Audubon's “Prairie Warbler” (Sylvia discolor) is today's Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor; same species, older genus.

Sources

Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org

Who made the plate

Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon. F. R. S. M. W. S.Engraved by R. Havell, Junr.Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, Senr.

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