Printed on the plate
“Harlequin Duck”
1. Old Male. 2. Female. 3. Young Male third Year.
Modern identification
Histrionicus histrionicus
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Harlequin Duck” (Fuligula histrionica) is today's Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
