Printed on the plate
“Yellow bellied Woodpecker”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Prunus caroliniana.
Modern identification
Sphyrapicus varius
- Certain
- Woodpeckers · Picidae
Why
Audubon's “Yellow bellied Woodpecker” is today's Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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
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