Printed on the plate
“Indian Fairy Bluebird”
Irena puella
Engraved caption: IRENA PUELLA.
Modern identification
Irena puella
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Fairy-bluebirds · Irenidae
Why
Coracias puella Latham, of the S Indian forests = Irena puella, Asian Fairy-bluebird, nominate race.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. III); engraved caption on the leaf; the text leaf bound after the plate; Kansas catalogue; pinned in Featherframe (gould_asia.yaml)
Who made the plate
J. Gould & W. Hart, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- William Matthew Hart drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
