Printed on the plate
“Mangrove Cuckoo”
Male.
Modern identification
Coccyzus minor
- Certain
- Cuckoos · Cuculidae
Why
Audubon's “Mangrove Cuckoo” (Coccyzus seniculus) is today's Mangrove Cuckoo, Coccyzus minor; seniculus is a synonym of minor.
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, 1833.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
