Printed on the plate
“Esquimaux Curlew”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Numenius borealis
- Certain
- Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
Why
Audubon's “Esquimaux Curlew” is today's Eskimo Curlew
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
