Printed on the plate
“Tufted Auk”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Fratercula cirrhata
- Certain
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
Why
Audubon's “Tufted Auk” is today's Tufted Puffin
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, London. 1835.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
