Printed on the plate
“Black-backed Wren”
Malurus melanotus
Engraved caption: Malurus melanotus
Modern identification
Malurus splendens
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Fairywrens · Maluridae
Why
Gould's Malurus melanotus = the black-backed eastern race melanotus of Splendid Fairywren.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. III); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk
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.
