Printed on the plate
“Great cinereous Shrike, or Butcher Bird”
Male, 1. F. 2. Summer Plumage Do. 3. Young or Winter Do. F. 4. | Crataegus apiifolia.
Modern identification
Lanius borealis
- Certain
- Shrikes · Laniidae
Why
Audubon's “Great cinereous Shrike or Butcher Bird” (Lanius excubitor) is today's Northern Shrike.
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,
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
