Printed on the plate
“Snow Bunting”
Adult, 1, 2. Young, 3.
Modern identification
Plectrophenax nivalis
- Certain
- Longspurs and Snow Buntings · Calcariidae
Why
Audubon's “Snow Bunting” (Emberiza nivalis) is today's Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis; same species, older genus.
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, 1834
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
