Printed on the plate
“Banded Wren”
Malurus splendens
Engraved caption: Malurus splendens
The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Banded Wren.
Modern identification
Malurus splendens
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Fairywrens · Maluridae
Why
Splendid Fairywren
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.
