Printed on the plate
“California Partridge”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Callipepla californica
- Certain
- New World Quail · Odontophoridae
Why
Audubon's “Californian Partridge” is today's California Quail.
Sources
engraved title; Featherframe havell.yaml; audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, F. R. S. F. L. S.Engraved. Printed and Coloured by Robt. Havell, 1838.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
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