Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Asia · Volume VII, plate 2

Sand Partridge

Printed “Hey's Sand-Partridge”

Volume VII, plate 2 of Gould's The Birds of Asia: Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
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Printed on the plate

“Hey's Sand-Partridge”

Ammoperdix Heyi

Engraved caption: AMМОРERDIX HEYI,

Modern identification

Sand Partridge

Ammoperdix heyi

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae

Why

Temminck's Perdix heyii of Arabia = Sand Partridge.

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VII); 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.

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