Printed on the plate
“Long-legged Avocet”
Male.
Modern identification
Himantopus mexicanus
- Certain
- Stilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae
Why
Audubon's “Long-legged Avocet” is today's Black-necked Stilt
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 and 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.
