Printed on the plate
“Passenger Pigeon”
Male, 1. Female, 2.
Modern identification
Ectopistes migratorius
- Certain
- Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae
- Extinct
Why
Audubon's “Passenger Pigeon” (Columba migratoria) is today's Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, extinct since 1914; 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.
