Printed on the plate
“Common American Gull”
1. Adult. 2. Young.
Modern identification
Larus delawarensis
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Common American Gull” is today's Ring-billed Gull
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.
