Printed on the plate
“Mountain Accentor”
Accentor montanellus
Engraved caption: ACCENTOR MONTANELLUS.
Modern identification
Prunella montanella
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Accentors · Prunellidae
Why
Pallas's Motacilla montanella = Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella; same species, newer genus.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. IV); 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 & 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.
