Printed on the plate
“Persian Starling”
Sturnus purpurascens
Engraved caption: SLURNUS PURPURASCENS, Gould.
Modern identification
Sturnus vulgaris
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Starlings · Sturnidae
Why
Sturnus purpurascens Gould, from Erzurum, is S. vulgaris purpurascens, the purple-backed Turkish and Caucasian race of European Starling.
Sources
List of Plates; engraved caption; Gould's text; Kansas catalogue
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.
