Printed on the plate
“Buff breasted Sandpiper”
1. Male. 2. Female.
Modern identification
Calidris subruficollis
- Certain
- Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
Why
Audubon's “Buff breasted Sandpiper” is today's Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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.
