Printed on the plate
“Ruddy Duck”
Male adult, 1. Female adult, 2. Young Male second spring, 3. Young 1st autumn, 4.
Modern identification
Oxyura jamaicensis
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Ruddy Duck” (Fuligula rubida) is today's Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis.
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.
