Printed on the plate
“Belted Kingfisher”
Male, 1, 2. Female, 3.
Modern identification
Megaceryle alcyon
- Certain
- Kingfishers · Alcedinidae
Why
Audubon's “Belted Kingsfisher” (Alcedo alcyon) is today's Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon; same species, older genus.
Sources
engraved title; Featherframe havell.yaml; 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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