Printed on the plate
“Sharp-tailed Grouse”
Male. 1. Female. 2.
Modern identification
Tympanuchus phasianellus
- Certain
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Audubon's “Sharp-tailed Grous” is today's Sharp-tailed Grouse
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
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