Printed on the plate
“Swallow-tailed Hawk”
Male. | Garter Snake.
Modern identification
Elanoides forficatus
- Certain
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Swallow-tailed Hawk” is today's Swallow-tailed Kite
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
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