Printed on the plate
“Australian Bustard”
Otis australasianus
Engraved caption: Otis australasianus
Modern identification
Ardeotis australis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Bustards · Otididae
Why
Australian Bustard; not in BirdNET
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VI); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk
Who made the plate
H. C. Richter del et lithogC. Hullmandel Imp.
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.