Printed on the plate
“Lapland Long-spur”
Male Spring Plumage, 1. Male in Winter, 2. Female, 3.
Modern identification
Calcarius lapponicus
- Certain
- Longspurs and Snow Buntings · Calcariidae
Why
Audubon's “Lapland Long-spur” is today's Lapland Longspur
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.
