Printed on the plate
“Burgomaster Gull”
1. Adult Male. 2. Young first Autumn.
Modern identification
Larus hyperboreus
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Burgomaster Gull” is today's Glaucous Gull
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.
