Printed on the plate
“White-breasted Black-capped Nuthatch”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Sitta carolinensis
- Certain
- Nuthatches · Sittidae
Why
Audubon's “White-breasted Black-capped Nuthatch” is today's White-breasted Nuthatch
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.
