Printed on the plate
“Broad-winged Hawk”
Male, 1. Female, 2. | Pig-nut Hickory. Juglans porcina.
Modern identification
Buteo platypterus
- Certain
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Audubon's “Broad-winged Hawk” (Falco pennsylvanicus) is today's Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus; Wilson's pennsylvanicus is a synonym of platypterus.
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.
