Printed on the plate
“Sharp-shinned Hawk”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Accipiter striatus
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Sharp-shinned Hawk” is today's Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus; same species and name.
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.
