Printed on the plate
“Chestnut-eared Finch”
Amadina castanotis
Engraved caption: Amadina castanotis
Modern identification
Taeniopygia guttata
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Waxbills and Allies · Estrildidae
Why
Gould's Amadina castanotis = the Australian race castanotis of Zebra Finch, which eBird 2025 keeps in Zebra Finch.
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. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lithC. Hullmandel Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.