Printed on the plate
“Virginia Rail”
Male, 1. Female, 2. Young autumnal plumage, 3.
Modern identification
Rallus limicola
- Certain
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae
Why
Audubon's “Virginian Rail” (Rallus virginianus) is today's Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola; virginianus is a synonym of limicola.
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
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