Printed on the plate
“Black-headed Gull”
Adult Male Spring Plumage 1. Young first Autumn 2.
The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Black-headed Gull.
Modern identification
Leucophaeus atricilla
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Black-headed Gull” is today's Laughing Gull
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.
