Printed on the plate
“Kentucky Warbler”
Male. 1. F. 2. | Plant Magnolia auriculata.
Modern identification
Geothlypis formosa
- Certain
- New World Warblers · Parulidae
Why
Audubon's “Kentucky Warbler” (Sylvia formosa) is today's Kentucky Warbler, Geothlypis formosa; same species, older genus.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon. F. R. S. E. F. L. S. M. W. S.Engraved, Printed & Coloured, by R. Havell & Son, London, 1828
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell & Son engraved, printed and coloured
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