Printed on the plate
“Vireo Solitarius”
Male. 1. F. 2. | Plant. Vulgo Cane.
Modern identification
Vireo solitarius
- Certain
- Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis · Vireonidae
Why
Audubon's “Solitary Flycatcher” (Vireo solitarius) is today's Blue-headed Vireo. This plate swaps its lettering: the Latin is the script title, the English the line of capitals under it, so audubon.org titles it “Vireo Solitarius”.
Sources
engraved title; Featherframe havell.yaml; audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F. R. S. E. M. W. S.Engraved. Printed & Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell & Son engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
