Printed on the plate
“Marsh Tern”
Male. Summer Plumage.
Modern identification
Gelochelidon nilotica
- Certain
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Audubon's “Marsh Tern” is today's Gull-billed Tern
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. SEngraved. Printed and Coloured by Robt. Havell. 1838.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
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