Printed on the plate
“American Sparrow Hawk”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Butter-nut or White walnut. Juglans cinerea.
Modern identification
Falco sparverius
- Certain
- Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae
Why
Audubon's “American Sparrow Hawk” is today's American Kestrel
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.
