Printed on the plate
“Willow Grouse, or Large Ptarmigan”
Male, 1. Female, 2. & Young. | Labrador Tea, 1. Sea pea, 2.
Modern identification
Lagopus lagopus
- Certain
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Audubon's “Willow Grous” (Tetrao saliceti) is today's Willow Ptarmigan; audubon.org titles it “Willow Grouse, or Large Ptarmigan”.
Sources
engraved title; Featherframe havell.yaml; 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.
