Printed on the plate
“Herring Gull”
1. Adult Male Spring plumage. 2. Young in November. | Raccoon Oysters & View of the entrance into St Augustine.
Modern identification
Larus smithsonianus
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Herring Gull” is today's American Herring Gull; eBird splits Herring Gull; the binomial stays with European Herring Gull
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature by J. J. AudubonEngraved, Printed, & Coloured. by R. Havell. 1836.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
