Printed on the plate
“Wonga-wonga Pigeon”
Leucosarcia picata
Engraved caption: Leucosarcia picata
Modern identification
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae
Why
picata = Wonga Pigeon
Sources
List of Plates (vol. V); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk; pinned in Featherframe (gould_australia.yaml)
Who made the plate
C. Hullmandel Imp.
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.