Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Asia · Volume IV, plate 43

Alpine Accentor

Printed “Red-backed Accentor”

Volume IV, plate 43 of Gould's The Birds of Asia: Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
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Printed on the plate

“Red-backed Accentor”

Accentor erythropygius

Engraved caption: ACCENTOR ERYTHROPYGIUS, Swinh.

Modern identification

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Accentors · Prunellidae

Why

form: Prunella collaris erythropygia, the Alpine Accentor (KU)

Sources

List of Plates (vol. IV); engraved caption on the leaf; the text leaf bound after the plate; Kansas catalogue

Who made the plate

J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates