Printed on the plate
“Fawn-breasted Superb Warbler”
Malurus hypoleucus
Engraved caption: Malurus hypoleucus
Modern identification
Malurus amabilis
- Certain
- A variant
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Fairywrens · Maluridae
Why
Gould's Malurus hypoleucus (Cape York) is the Lovely Fairywren in female plumage, which he took for nuptial males.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. Supp); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; the plate
Who made the plate
J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
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