Printed on the plate
“Western Duck”
Modern identification
Polysticta stelleri
- Certain
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Audubon's “Western Duck” is today's Steller's Eider
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 Robt. Havell. 1838.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
