Printed on the plate
“Great Horned Owl”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Bubo virginianus
- Certain
- Owls · Strigidae
Why
Audubon's “Great Horned Owl” (Strix virginiana) is today's Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus; same species, older genus.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & 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.
