Printed on the plate
“American Swift”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Nests.
Modern identification
Chaetura pelagica
- Certain
- Swifts · Apodidae
Why
Audubon's “American Swift” is today's Chimney Swift
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.
