Printed on the plate
“Australian Wild Duck”
Anas superciliosa
Engraved caption: Anas superciliosa
Modern identification
Anas superciliosa
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Pacific Black 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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