Printed on the plate
“American Crow”
Male. | Black Walnut. Juglans nigra. | Nest of the Ruby-throated Humming Bird.
Modern identification
Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Certain
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
Why
Audubon's “American Crow” (Corvus americanus) is today's American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos; Audubon's americanus is a synonym of brachyrhynchos.
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, 1833
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
