Printed on the plate
“Common Buzzard”
Female. | Marsh Hare. Female. | Lepus Palustris. Bachman.
The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Common Buzzard.
Modern identification
Buteo swainsoni
- Certain
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Common Buzzard” is today's Swainson's Hawk
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.
