Printed on the plate
“Pied oyster-catcher”
The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Pied Oystercatcher.
Modern identification
Haematopus palliatus
- Certain
- Oystercatchers · Haematopodidae
Why
Audubon's “Pied oyster-catcher” is today's American Oystercatcher
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.
