Printed on the plate
“Ivory Gull”
1. Adult Male. 2. Young Second Autumn.
Modern identification
Pagophila eburnea
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Ivory Gull” (Larus eburneus) is today's Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea; same species, older genus.
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.
