Printed on the plate
“Zenaida Dove”
Male 1. Female 2. | Anona.
Modern identification
Zenaida aurita
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae
Why
Audubon's “Zenaida Dove” (Columba zenaida) is today's Zenaida Dove, Zenaida aurita; Bonaparte's zenaida is a synonym of aurita.
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
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