Printed on the plate
“Brown Pelican ”
Male Adult.
Modern identification
Pelecanus occidentalis
- Certain
- Pelicans · Pelecanidae
Why
Audubon's “Brown Pelican” (Pelecanus fuscus, adult male) is today's Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; the young bird is plate 421.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature by J. J. Aububon, F. R. S., F. L. S.Engraved. Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell 1835
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
