Printed on the plate
“Sonnerat's Jungle-fowl”
Gallus Sonnerati
Engraved caption: GALLUS SONNERATI, Temm.
Modern identification
Gallus sonneratii
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Temminck's Gallus sonneratii = Gray Junglefowl; same name today.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VII); engraved caption on the leaf; the text leaf bound after the plate; Kansas catalogue; pinned in Featherframe (gould_asia.yaml)
Who made the plate
J. Gould & W. Hart del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- William Matthew Hart drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
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