Printed on the plate
“Arkansaw Flycatcher, Swallow-Tailed Flycatcher, Says Flycatcher”
Arkansaw Flycatcher, 1. Male. 2. Female. | Swallow-Tailed Flycatcher, 3. Male. | Says Flycatcher, 4. Male. 5. Female.
Modern identification
Figure 4–5
Printed “Says Flycatcher”
Sayornis saya
- Certain
- Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae
Why
Audubon's “Says Flycatcher” (Muscicapa saya, figs. 4–5) is today's Say's Phoebe.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 3
Printed “Swallow-Tailed Flycatcher”
Tyrannus forficatus
- Certain
- Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae
Why
Audubon's “Swallow-Tailed Flycatcher” (Muscicapa forficata, fig. 3) is today's Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 1–2
Printed “Arkansaw Flycatcher”
Tyrannus verticalis
- Certain
- Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae
Why
Audubon's “Arkansaw Flycatcher” (Muscicapa verticalis, figs. 1–2) is today's Western Kingbird.
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. 1837.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
