Printed on the plate
“Purple Martin”
1. Males 2. F. | Nest, a Gourd.
Modern identification
Progne subis
- Certain
- Swallows · Hirundinidae
Why
Audubon's “Purple Martin” (Hirundo purpurea) is today's Purple Martin, Progne subis; purpurea is a synonym of subis.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F. R. S. E. M. W. S.Engraved, Printed and Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell & Son engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
