Printed on the plate
“Eyton's Duck”
Leptotarsis Eytoni
Engraved caption: Leptotarsis Eytoni
Modern identification
Dendrocygna eytoni
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Leptotarsis eytoni = Plumed Whistling-Duck
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VII); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk; pinned in Featherframe (gould_australia.yaml)
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
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