Printed on the plate
“Nuttall's Starling, Yellow-headed Troopial, Bullock's Oriole”
Nuttall's Starling, 1. Adult Male. | Yellow-headed Troopial, 2. Adult Male. 3. Do. Female. 4. head of Young Male. | Bullock's Oriole, 5. Adult Male.
Modern identification
Figure 5, an ad
Printed “Bullock's Oriole”
Icterus bullockii
- Certain
- Troupials and Allies · Icteridae
Why
Audubon's “Bullock's Oriole” (Icterus bullockii, fig. 5, an adult male) is today's Bullock's Oriole; a young male and female are plate 433.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 1
Printed “Nuttall's Starling”
Agelaius tricolor
- Certain
- Troupials and Allies · Icteridae
Why
Audubon's “Nuttall's Starling” (Icterus tricolor, fig. 1) is today's Tricolored Blackbird, which he named from Nuttall's Californian bird.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 2–4
Printed “Yellow-headed Troopial”
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Certain
- Troupials and Allies · Icteridae
Why
Audubon's “Yellow-headed Troopial” (Icterus xanthocephalus, figs. 2–4) is today's Yellow-headed Blackbird.
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.
