Printed on the plate
“Night Hawk”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | White Oak. Quercus alba.
Modern identification
Chordeiles minor
- Certain
- Nightjars and Allies · Caprimulgidae
Why
Audubon's “Night Hawk” is today's Common Nighthawk
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.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
