Printed on the plate
“American Redstart”
Male 1. F. 2. | Plant Vulgo. Scrub Elm. | Ostrya Virginica.
Modern identification
Setophaga ruticilla
- Certain
- New World Warblers · Parulidae
Why
Audubon's “American Redstart” (Muscicapa ruticilla) is today's American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla; 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 by Robt. Havell, Junr. Printed & Coloured by R. Havell. Senr. London. 1828.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved
- Robert Havell Sr. printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
