Printed on the plate
“Hooded Merganser”
1. Male. 2. Female.
Modern identification
Lophodytes cucullatus
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Hooded Merganser” (Mergus cucullatus) is today's Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 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.
