Printed on the plate
“Evening Grosbeak and Spotted Grosbeak”
Evening Grosbeak, Old Male 1. | Spotted Grosbeak, Male. 2. 3. Female. 4.
Modern identification
Figure 2–4
Printed “Spotted Grosbeak”
Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Cardinals and Allies · Cardinalidae
Why
Audubon's “Spotted Grosbeak” (Fringilla maculata, figs. 2–4) is today's Black-headed Grosbeak.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 1, an
Printed “Evening Grosbeak”
Hesperiphona vespertina
- Certain
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Audubon's “Evening Grosbeak” (Fringilla vespertina, fig. 1, an old male) is today's Evening Grosbeak; the female and young male are plate 424.
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. SEngraved, 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.
