Printed on the plate
“Foolish Guillemot”
1. Adult summer plumage Male. 2. Female.
Modern identification
Uria aalge
- Certain
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
Why
Audubon's “Foolish Guillemot” is today's Common Murre
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.
