Printed on the plate
“Goosander”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Cohoes Falls. State of New York.
Modern identification
Mergus merganser
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Goosander” is today's Common Merganser
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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