Printed on the plate
“Hawk Owl”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Surnia ulula
- Certain
- Owls · Strigidae
Why
Audubon's “Hawk Owl” is today's Northern Hawk Owl
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.
