Printed on the plate
“Fresh Water Marsh Hen”
Male spring plumage, 1. Young autumnal plumage, 2.
Modern identification
Rallus elegans
- Certain
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae
Why
Audubon's “Great Red brested Rail or Fresh-water Marsh hen” (Rallus elegans) is today's King Rail; audubon.org titles it “Fresh Water Marsh Hen”.
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.
