Printed on the plate
“Hermit Thrush”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Catharus guttatus
- Certain
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Audubon's “Hermit Thrush” (Turdus minor on the plate) is today's Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus: rufous tail against an olive-brown back.
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. F. L. S.Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
