Printed on the plate
“Long-billed Curlew”
1. Male. 2. Female. | City of Charleston.
Modern identification
Numenius americanus
- Certain
- Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
Why
Audubon's “Long-billed Curlew” (Numenius longirostris) is today's Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus.
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.
