Printed on the plate
“Large billed Puffin”
1. Male. 2. Female.
Modern identification
Fratercula corniculata
- Certain
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
Why
Audubon's “Large billed Puffin” is today's Horned Puffin
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 1836
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
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