Printed on the plate
“Freckled Duck”
Anas naevosa
Engraved caption: Anas naevosa
Modern identification
Stictonetta naevosa
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Freckled Duck; not in BirdNET
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VII); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk
Who made the plate
J. & E. Gould del et lith.C. Hullmandel Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.