Printed on the plate
“Bungalow Swallow”
Hypurolepis domicola
Engraved caption: HYPUROLEPIS DOMICOLA .
Modern identification
Hirundo domicola
- Judged
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Swallows · Hirundinidae
Why
Hirundo domicola Jerdon (Nilgiris) = Hill Swallow, which eBird 2025 splits from Pacific Swallow; BirdNET lumps the two. Judged: Gould also had a Lombok skin (a Pacific Swallow) and doesn't say which he drew, but the title and the dusky brown underparts are the Nilgiri bird's.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Kansas catalogue; the plate
Who made the plate
J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.