Printed on the plate
“Beautiful Grass Finch”
Poephila mirabilis
Engraved caption: Poephila mirabilis
Modern identification
Chloebia gouldiae
- Certain
- A variant
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Waxbills and Allies · Estrildidae
Why
Poephila mirabilis Hombron & Jacquinot is the red-headed morph of the Gouldian Finch, Chloebia gouldiae.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. III); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith.Hullmandel & Walton Imp
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
