Printed on the plate
“Tibetian Short-toed Sand-Grouse”
Syrrhaptes Tibetanus
Engraved caption: SYRRHAPTES TIBETANUS: Gould
Modern identification
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Sandgrouse · Pteroclidae
Why
Gould's Syrrhaptes tibetanus from Ladakh = Tibetan Sandgrouse.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VI); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text; Kansas catalogue; the plate
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith.Hullmandel & Walton Imp
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
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