Printed on the plate
“Least Water-hen”
1. Male. 2. Young Adult.
Modern identification
Laterallus jamaicensis
- Certain
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae
Why
Audubon's “Least Water-hen” is today's Black Rail
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
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