Printed on the plate
“Black Swan”
Cygnus atratus
Engraved caption: Cygnus atratus
Modern identification
Cygnus atratus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Black Swan
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
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption, itself cut.