Printed on the plate
“Hudsonian Godwit”
Male, 1. Young Female, 2. Summer plumage.
Modern identification
Limosa haemastica
- Certain
- Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
Why
Audubon's “Hudsonian Godwit” (Limosa hudsonica) is today's Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica.
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, 1835.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
