Printed on the plate
“Black Guillemot”
1. Adult summer plumage. 2. Do. Winter plumage. 3. Young.
Modern identification
Cepphus grylle
- Certain
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
Why
Audubon's “Black Guillemot” (Uria grylle) is today's Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle; same species, older genus.
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.
