Printed on the plate
“Kittiwake Gull”
1. Adult. 2. Young.
Modern identification
Rissa tridactyla
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Kittiwake Gull” is today's Black-legged Kittiwake
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.
