Printed on the plate
“Lyre-Bird”
Menura superba
Engraved caption: Menura superba
Modern identification
Menura novaehollandiae
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Lyrebirds · Menuridae
Why
superba = Superb Lyrebird
Sources
List of Plates (vol. III); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk; pinned in Featherframe (gould_australia.yaml)
Who made the plate
J. & E. Gould delt.C. Hullmandel Imp.
- John Gould drew
- Elizabeth Gould drew
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.