Printed on the plate
“Townsend's Warbler, Arctic Blue-bird, Western Blue-bird”
Townsend's Warbler, 1. Male. | Arctic Blue-bird, 2. Male. 3. Female. | Western Blue-bird, 4. Male. 5. Female. | Plant. Carolina Allspice. Calycanthus Floridus.
Modern identification
Figure 2–3
Printed “Arctic Blue-bird”
Sialia currucoides
- Certain
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Audubon's “Arctic Blue-bird” (Sialia arctica, figs. 2–3) is today's Mountain Bluebird.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 1
Printed “Townsend's Warbler”
Setophaga townsendi
- Certain
- New World Warblers · Parulidae
Why
Audubon's “Townsend's Warbler” (Sylvia townsendi, fig. 1) is today's Townsend's Warbler.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Figure 4–5
Printed “Western Blue-bird”
Sialia mexicana
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Audubon's “Western Blue-bird” (Sialia occidentalis, figs. 4–5) is today's Western Bluebird.
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.
