Printed on the plate
“Pygmy Goose”
Nettapus coromandelianus
Engraved caption: Nettapus coromandelianus
Modern identification
Nettapus coromandelianus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Cotton Pygmy-Goose (albipennis)
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
Gould and H. C. Richter delC. Hullmandel Imp
- John Gould drew
- Henry Constantine Richter drew
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.