Printed on the plate
“Ruffed Grouse”
Male, 1 & 2. F. 3. | Vulgo. Pheasant.
Modern identification
Bonasa umbellus
- Certain
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Audubon's “Ruffed Grous” (Tetrao umbellus) is today's Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus; same species, older genus.
Sources
engraved title; Featherframe havell.yaml; audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon. F. R. S. E. F. L. S. M. W. S.Engraved by R. Havell. Junr. Printed & Coloured by R. Havell Senr. London 1828
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved
- Robert Havell Sr. printed and coloured
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