Printed on the plate
“Long-tailed, or Dusky Grous”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Dendragapus obscurus
- Certain
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Audubon's “Long-tailed or Dusky Grous” is today's Dusky Grouse
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.
