Printed on the plate
“Klecho Tree-Swift”
Dendrochelidon Klecho
Engraved caption: DENDROCHELIDON KLECHO.
Modern identification
Hemiprocne longipennis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Treeswifts · Hemiprocnidae
Why
Hirundo klecho Horsfield, from Java, is a synonym of Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque), the nominate Gray-rumped Treeswift, so no form; Gould's green-backed Javan birds fit.
Sources
List of Plates; engraved caption; Gould's text; Kansas catalogue
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
