Printed on the plate
“Siamese Fireback”
Diardigallus praelatus
Engraved caption: DIARDICALLDS PRÆLATUS, Bonap
Modern identification
Lophura diardi
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Bonaparte's Diardigallus praelatus (syn. fasciolatus Blyth) of Siam = Siamese Fireback.
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
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
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