Printed on the plate
“Stanley Hawk”
Male 1. F. 2.
Modern identification
Astur cooperii
- Certain
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Stanley Hawk” is today's Cooper's Hawk
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F. R. S. E. F. L. S. M. W. S.Engraved. Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell & Son. London. 1828.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell & Son engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
