John Gould
The Birds of Great Britain
1862–73 · 367 plates
Five volumes and 367 plates, drawn by John Gould with H. C. Richter, W. Hart and J. Wolf, lithographed, hand-coloured and published in parts in London.
Credit lines name John Gould (288), Henry Constantine Richter (312), Joseph Wolf (55), William Matthew Hart (31), Walter (258) and Walter & Cohn (87); on 19 plates none could be read.
Scans: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Volume I 37 plates
Egyptian VultureBritain I.1
Golden EagleBritain I.2
Greater Spotted EaglePrinted “Spotted Eagle”Britain I.3
White-tailed EaglePrinted “Sea-Eagle”Britain I.4
OspreyBritain I.5
Common BuzzardBritain I.6
Rough-legged HawkPrinted “Rough-legged Buzzard”Britain I.7
European Honey-buzzardPrinted “Honey-Buzzard”Britain I.8
Eurasian GoshawkPrinted “Goshawk”Britain I.9
Eurasian SparrowhawkPrinted “Sparrow-Hawk”Britain I.10
GyrfalconPrinted “Iceland Falcon”Britain I.11
GyrfalconPrinted “Iceland Falcon (young)”Britain I.12
GyrfalconPrinted “Greenland Falcon”Britain I.13
GyrfalconPrinted “Greenland Falcon (dark race)”Britain I.14
GyrfalconPrinted “Greenland Falcon (dark race, young)”Britain I.15
GyrfalconPrinted “Norwegian or Gyr Falcon”Britain I.16
Peregrine FalconBritain I.17
Eurasian HobbyPrinted “Hobby”Britain I.18
MerlinBritain I.19
Red-footed FalconPrinted “Orange-legged Hobby”Britain I.20
Eurasian KestrelPrinted “Kestrel”Britain I.21
Red KitePrinted “Kite or Glede”Britain I.22
Black KiteBritain I.23
Western Marsh HarrierPrinted “Marsh-Harrier”Britain I.24
Western Marsh HarrierPrinted “Marsh-Harrier (young)”Britain I.25
Hen HarrierBritain I.26
Montagu's HarrierPrinted “Ash-coloured Harrier”Britain I.27
Western Barn OwlPrinted “Barn-Owl”Britain I.28
Tawny OwlPrinted “Tawny or Brown Owl”Britain I.29
Eurasian Eagle-OwlPrinted “Eagle Owl”Britain I.30
Long-eared OwlBritain I.31
Short-eared OwlBritain I.32
Eurasian Scops-OwlPrinted “Scops Owl”Britain I.33
Snowy OwlBritain I.34
Northern Hawk OwlPrinted “Hawk Owl”Britain I.35
Boreal OwlPrinted “Tengmalm's Owl”Britain I.36
Little OwlBritain I.37Volume II 78 plates
Eurasian NightjarPrinted “Nightjar, or Goatsucker”Britain II.1
Red-necked NightjarPrinted “Red-necked Goatsucker”Britain II.2
Common SwiftPrinted “Swift”Britain II.3
Alpine SwiftBritain II.4
Barn SwallowPrinted “Swallow”Britain II.5
Western House-MartinPrinted “House-Martin”Britain II.6
Bank SwallowPrinted “Sand-Martin”Britain II.7
Bank SwallowPrinted “Sand-Martin (young)”Britain II.8
European Bee-eaterPrinted “Bee-eater”Britain II.9
Common KingfisherPrinted “Kingfisher”Britain II.10
European RollerPrinted “Roller”Britain II.11
Common HoopoePrinted “Hoopoe”Britain II.12
Great Gray ShrikeBritain II.13
Lesser Gray ShrikePrinted “Rose-breasted Shrike”Britain II.14
Red-backed ShrikePrinted “Butcher-bird”Britain II.15
Woodchat ShrikePrinted “Woodchat”Britain II.16
European Pied FlycatcherPrinted “Pied Flycatcher”Britain II.17
Collared FlycatcherPrinted “White-collared Flycatcher”Britain II.18
Spotted FlycatcherBritain II.19
Red-breasted FlycatcherBritain II.20
Bohemian WaxwingPrinted “Waxen Chatterer”Britain II.21
Eurasian NuthatchPrinted “Nuthatch”Britain II.22
Great TitBritain II.23
Eurasian Blue TitPrinted “Blue Tit”Britain II.24
Coal TitBritain II.25
Crested TitBritain II.26
Marsh TitBritain II.27
Long-tailed TitBritain II.28
Long-tailed TitPrinted “Long-tailed Tit (young)”Britain II.29
Bearded ReedlingPrinted “Bearded Tit”Britain II.30
Eurasian Golden OriolePrinted “Golden Oriole”Britain II.31
Song ThrushPrinted “Thrush”Britain II.32
Mistle ThrushPrinted “Missel-Thrush”Britain II.33
RedwingBritain II.34
FieldfareBritain II.35
Black-throated ThrushBritain II.36
Eurasian BlackbirdPrinted “Blackbird”Britain II.37
Ring OuzelBritain II.38
White's ThrushBritain II.39
Siberian ThrushBritain II.40
White-throated DipperPrinted “Water-Ouzel, or Dipper”Britain II.41
White-throated DipperPrinted “Black-bellied Water-Ouzel”Britain II.42
Blue Rock-ThrushBritain II.43
Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushPrinted “Rock-Thrush”Britain II.44
Northern WheatearPrinted “Wheatear”Britain II.45
WhinchatBritain II.46
European StonechatPrinted “Stone-chat, or Furze-chat”Britain II.47
European RobinPrinted “Robin, or Redbreast”Britain II.48
BluethroatPrinted “Red-throated Bluebreast”Britain II.49
BluethroatPrinted “White-throated Bluebreast”Britain II.50
Common RedstartPrinted “Redstart”Britain II.51
Black RedstartBritain II.52
Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinPrinted “Rufous Sedge-Warbler”Britain II.53
Alpine AccentorBritain II.54
DunnockPrinted “Hedge-Accentor, or Hedge-Sparrow”Britain II.55
Common NightingalePrinted “Nightingale”Britain II.56
Greater WhitethroatPrinted “Whitethroat”Britain II.57
Lesser WhitethroatBritain II.58
Dartford WarblerBritain II.59
Eurasian BlackcapPrinted “Blackcap”Britain II.60
Western Orphean WarblerPrinted “Orphean Warbler”Britain II.61
Garden WarblerBritain II.62
Eurasian WrenPrinted “Common Wren”Britain II.63
Eurasian TreecreeperPrinted “Tree-creeper”Britain II.64
Willow WarblerPrinted “Willow-Wren”Britain II.65
Common ChiffchaffPrinted “Chiff-chaff”Britain II.66
Wood WarblerPrinted “Wood-Wren”Britain II.67
Yellow-browed WarblerBritain II.68
GoldcrestPrinted “Golden-crested Wren, or Kinglet”Britain II.69
Common FirecrestPrinted “Fire-crested Wren”Britain II.70
Icterine WarblerPrinted “Melodious Warbler”Britain II.71
Great Reed WarblerPrinted “Thrush-Warbler”Britain II.72
Common Reed WarblerPrinted “Reed-Warbler”Britain II.73
Marsh WarblerBritain II.74
Sedge WarblerPrinted “Sedge-Warbler, or Chat”Britain II.75
Aquatic WarblerBritain II.76
Savi's WarblerBritain II.77
Common Grasshopper WarblerPrinted “Grasshopper Warbler”Britain II.78Volume III 76 plates
White WagtailPrinted “Pied Wagtail”Britain III.1
White WagtailBritain III.2
Western Yellow WagtailPrinted “Yellow Wagtail”Britain III.3
Western Yellow WagtailPrinted “Grey-headed Wagtail”Britain III.4
Western Yellow WagtailPrinted “Grey-capped Wagtail”Britain III.5
Gray WagtailPrinted “Grey Wagtail (summer plumage)”Britain III.6
Gray WagtailPrinted “Grey Wagtail (winter plumage)”Britain III.7
Richard's PipitBritain III.8
Tawny PipitBritain III.9
Rock PipitBritain III.10
Water PipitPrinted “Vinous Pipit”Britain III.11
Red-throated PipitBritain III.12
Meadow PipitPrinted “Meadow-Pipit, or Titlark”Britain III.13
Tree PipitBritain III.14
Eurasian SkylarkPrinted “Sky-Lark”Britain III.15
Wood LarkBritain III.16
Crested LarkBritain III.17
Horned LarkPrinted “Shore-Lark”Britain III.18
Calandra LarkBritain III.19
White-winged LarkBritain III.20
Greater Short-toed LarkPrinted “Short-toed Lark”Britain III.21
YellowhammerPrinted “Yellowhammer, or Yellow Bunting”Britain III.22
Cirl BuntingBritain III.23
Rustic BuntingBritain III.24
Little BuntingPrinted “Dwarf Bunting”Britain III.25
Corn BuntingPrinted “Common Bunting”Britain III.26
Ortolan BuntingBritain III.27
Black-headed BuntingBritain III.28
Reed BuntingBritain III.29
Lapland LongspurPrinted “Lapland Bunting”Britain III.30
Snow BuntingPrinted “Snow-Bunting, or Snowflake”Britain III.31
House SparrowPrinted “Common or House-Sparrow”Britain III.32
Eurasian Tree SparrowPrinted “Tree-Sparrow”Britain III.33
Common ChaffinchPrinted “Chaffinch”Britain III.34
BramblingPrinted “Bramblefinch”Britain III.35
European GoldfinchPrinted “Goldfinch”Britain III.36
Eurasian SiskinPrinted “Siskin”Britain III.37
European SerinPrinted “Serin Finch”Britain III.38
European GreenfinchPrinted “Greenfinch”Britain III.39
HawfinchBritain III.40
Eurasian BullfinchPrinted “Bullfinch”Britain III.41
Eurasian BullfinchPrinted “Bullfinch (young)”Britain III.42
Common RosefinchPrinted “Scarlet Bullfinch”Britain III.43
Pine GrosbeakBritain III.44
Red CrossbillPrinted “Common Crossbill”Britain III.45
Parrot CrossbillBritain III.46
White-winged CrossbillBritain III.47
White-winged CrossbillPrinted “American White-winged Crossbill”Britain III.48
Eurasian LinnetPrinted “Linnet”Britain III.49
TwitePrinted “Twite, or Mountain-Linnet”Britain III.50
RedpollPrinted “Mealy Redpole”Britain III.51
RedpollPrinted “Lesser Redpole”Britain III.52
European StarlingPrinted “Starling”Britain III.53
European StarlingPrinted “Starling (young)”Britain III.54
Rosy StarlingPrinted “Rose-coloured Pastor”Britain III.55
Rosy StarlingPrinted “Rose-coloured Pastor (young)”Britain III.56
Common RavenPrinted “Raven”Britain III.57
Carrion CrowBritain III.58
Hooded CrowBritain III.59
RookBritain III.60
Eurasian JackdawPrinted “Jackdaw”Britain III.61
Red-billed ChoughPrinted “Chough”Britain III.62
Eurasian MagpiePrinted “Magpie”Britain III.63
Eurasian JayPrinted “Jay”Britain III.64
Northern NutcrackerPrinted “Nutcracker”Britain III.65
Northern NutcrackerPrinted “Nutcracker (young)”Britain III.66
Common Cuckoo and White WagtailPrinted “Cuckoo”Britain III.67
Common Cuckoo and Meadow PipitPrinted “Cuckoo (young ejecting infant Titlarks)”Britain III.68
Great Spotted CuckooBritain III.69
Great Spotted WoodpeckerBritain III.70
White-backed WoodpeckerBritain III.71
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerBritain III.72
Black WoodpeckerPrinted “Great Black Woodpecker”Britain III.73
Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPrinted “Green Woodpecker, or Yaffle”Britain III.74
Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPrinted “Green Woodpecker (young)”Britain III.75
Eurasian WryneckPrinted “Wryneck”Britain III.76Volume IV 90 plates
Common Wood-PigeonPrinted “Wood-Pigeon, or Cushat”Britain IV.1
Stock DoveBritain IV.2
Rock PigeonBritain IV.3
European Turtle-DovePrinted “Turtle Dove”Britain IV.4
Western CapercailliePrinted “Capercailzie, or Cock of the Wood”Britain IV.5
Black GrousePrinted “Blackcock”Britain IV.6
Red GrouseBritain IV.7
Rock PtarmiganPrinted “Ptarmigan”Britain IV.8
Rock PtarmiganPrinted “Ptarmigan (summer plumage)”Britain IV.9
Rock PtarmiganPrinted “Ptarmigan (autumn plumage)”Britain IV.10
Pallas's SandgrouseBritain IV.11
Ring-necked PheasantPrinted “Common Pheasant”Britain IV.12
Gray PartridgePrinted “Partridge”Britain IV.13
Red-legged PartridgeBritain IV.14
Common QuailBritain IV.15
Small ButtonquailPrinted “Andalusian Turnix”Britain IV.16
Great BustardBritain IV.17
Little BustardBritain IV.18
Common CraneBritain IV.19
Gray HeronPrinted “Heron”Britain IV.20
Purple HeronBritain IV.21
Great EgretPrinted “Great White Egret, or White Heron”Britain IV.22
Little EgretBritain IV.23
Western Cattle-EgretPrinted “Buff-backed Heron”Britain IV.24
Squacco HeronBritain IV.25
Black-crowned Night HeronPrinted “Night-Heron”Britain IV.26
Eurasian BitternPrinted “Bittern”Britain IV.27
American BitternBritain IV.28
Little BitternBritain IV.29
White StorkPrinted “Stork”Britain IV.30
Black StorkBritain IV.31
Eurasian SpoonbillPrinted “Spoonbill”Britain IV.32
Northern LapwingPrinted “Lapwing, or Peewit”Britain IV.33
Black-winged StiltPrinted “Stilt, or Long-legged Plover”Britain IV.34
Eurasian Thick-kneePrinted “Thick-kneed Bustard”Britain IV.35
Black-bellied PloverPrinted “Grey Plover”Britain IV.36
Black-bellied PloverPrinted “Grey Plover (plumage of winter and young)”Britain IV.37
European Golden-PloverPrinted “Golden Plover (summer plumage)”Britain IV.38
European Golden-PloverPrinted “Golden Plover (winter plumage)”Britain IV.39
Kentish PloverBritain IV.40
Common Ringed PloverPrinted “Ringed Plover”Britain IV.41
Little Ringed PloverBritain IV.42
Eurasian DotterelPrinted “Dotterel”Britain IV.43
Cream-colored CourserPrinted “Cream-coloured Courser”Britain IV.44
Eurasian OystercatcherPrinted “Oyster-catcher”Britain IV.45
Collared PratincolePrinted “Common Pratincole”Britain IV.46
Glossy IbisBritain IV.47
Eurasian CurlewPrinted “Curlew”Britain IV.48
Eurasian WhimbrelPrinted “Whimbrel”Britain IV.49
Black-tailed GodwitBritain IV.50
Bar-tailed GodwitBritain IV.51
Pied AvocetPrinted “Avocet”Britain IV.52
Common GreenshankPrinted “Greenshank”Britain IV.53
Common RedshankPrinted “Redshank”Britain IV.54
Spotted RedshankBritain IV.55
Green SandpiperBritain IV.56
Wood SandpiperBritain IV.57
Common SandpiperPrinted “Summer Snipe”Britain IV.58
Spotted SandpiperBritain IV.59
Ruddy TurnstonePrinted “Turnstone”Britain IV.60
RuffBritain IV.61
RuffPrinted “Ruff and Reeve in first-autumn plumage”Britain IV.62
Upland SandpiperPrinted “Bartram's Sandpiper”Britain IV.63
Buff-breasted SandpiperBritain IV.64
Red KnotPrinted “Knot”Britain IV.65
SanderlingBritain IV.66
Pectoral SandpiperBritain IV.67
Curlew SandpiperBritain IV.68
DunlinPrinted “Dunlin (summer plumage)”Britain IV.69
DunlinPrinted “Dunlin (winter plumage)”Britain IV.70
White-rumped SandpiperPrinted “Bonaparte's Sandpiper”Britain IV.71
Little StintBritain IV.72
Temminck's StintBritain IV.73
Purple SandpiperBritain IV.74
Broad-billed SandpiperBritain IV.75
Long-billed DowitcherPrinted “Red-breasted or Brown Snipe”Britain IV.76
Eurasian WoodcockPrinted “Woodcock”Britain IV.77
Great SnipeBritain IV.78
Common SnipeBritain IV.79
Jack SnipeBritain IV.80
Red PhalaropePrinted “Grey Phalarope (summer plumage)”Britain IV.81
Red PhalaropePrinted “Grey Phalarope (winter plumage)”Britain IV.82
Red-necked PhalaropeBritain IV.83
Eurasian CootPrinted “Coot”Britain IV.84
Eurasian MoorhenPrinted “Moorhen”Britain IV.85
Water RailBritain IV.86
Corn CrakePrinted “Land-Rail, or Corn Crake”Britain IV.87
Spotted CrakeBritain IV.88
Baillon's CrakeBritain IV.89
Little CrakePrinted “Olivaceous Crake”Britain IV.90Volume V 86 plates
Graylag GooseBritain V.1
Taiga Bean-GoosePrinted “Bean-Goose”Britain V.2
Pink-footed GooseBritain V.3
Greater White-fronted GoosePrinted “White-fronted Goose”Britain V.4
Barnacle GoosePrinted “Bernicle Goose”Britain V.5
Red-breasted GooseBritain V.6
BrantPrinted “Brent Goose”Britain V.7
Mute SwanBritain V.8
Whooper SwanPrinted “Wild Swan, or Whooper”Britain V.9
Tundra SwanPrinted “Bewick's Swan”Britain V.10
Common ShelduckPrinted “Sheldrake”Britain V.11
Ruddy ShelduckPrinted “Ruddy Sheldrake”Britain V.12
Eurasian WigeonPrinted “Widgeon”Britain V.13
Northern ShovelerPrinted “Shoveller Duck”Britain V.14
MallardPrinted “Mallard, or Wild Duck”Britain V.15
Green-winged TealPrinted “Teal”Britain V.16
GarganeyBritain V.17
Northern PintailPrinted “Pin-tailed Duck”Britain V.18
GadwallBritain V.19
Common PochardPrinted “Pochard”Britain V.20
Ferruginous DuckPrinted “White-eyed, or Ferruginous Duck”Britain V.21
Red-crested PochardPrinted “Red-crested Duck”Britain V.22
Tufted DuckBritain V.23
Greater ScaupPrinted “Scaup Duck”Britain V.24
Steller's EiderPrinted “Steller's Duck”Britain V.25
Common EiderPrinted “Eider Duck”Britain V.26
King EiderPrinted “King Duck”Britain V.27
Common ScoterPrinted “Scoter”Britain V.28
Velvet ScoterBritain V.29
Surf ScoterBritain V.30
Common GoldeneyePrinted “Golden-eye”Britain V.31
Harlequin DuckBritain V.32
Long-tailed DuckBritain V.33
Common MerganserPrinted “Goosander”Britain V.34
Red-breasted MerganserPrinted “Merganser”Britain V.35
Hooded MerganserBritain V.36
SmewPrinted “Smew, or Nun”Britain V.37
Great Crested GrebeBritain V.38
Red-necked GrebeBritain V.39
Horned GrebeBritain V.40
Eared GrebeBritain V.41
Little GrebePrinted “Little Grebe, or Dabchick”Britain V.42
Common LoonPrinted “Great Northern Diver”Britain V.43
Arctic LoonPrinted “Black-throated Diver”Britain V.44
Red-throated LoonPrinted “Red-throated Diver”Britain V.45
Great AukBritain V.46
RazorbillBritain V.47
Common MurrePrinted “Common Guillemot”Britain V.48
Black GuillemotBritain V.49
DovekiePrinted “Little Auk”Britain V.50
Atlantic PuffinPrinted “Puffin”Britain V.51
Great CormorantPrinted “Cormorant”Britain V.52
European ShagPrinted “Crested Cormorant, or Shag”Britain V.53
Northern GannetPrinted “Gannet, or Solan Goose”Britain V.54
Great Black-backed GullBritain V.55
Lesser Black-backed GullBritain V.56
Glaucous GullBritain V.57
Iceland GullBritain V.58
European Herring GullPrinted “Herring-Gull”Britain V.59
Common GullBritain V.60
Black-legged KittiwakePrinted “Kittiwake”Britain V.61
Ivory GullBritain V.62
Ross's GullBritain V.63
Black-headed GullBritain V.64
Bonaparte's GullBritain V.65
Little GullBritain V.66
Sabine's GullBritain V.67
Caspian TernBritain V.68
Sandwich TernBritain V.69
Common TernBritain V.70
Roseate TernBritain V.71
Arctic TernBritain V.72
Little TernBritain V.73
Gull-billed TernBritain V.74
Black TernBritain V.75
White-winged TernBritain V.76
Whiskered TernBritain V.77
Great SkuaBritain V.78
Pomarine JaegerPrinted “Pomatorhine Skua”Britain V.79
Parasitic JaegerPrinted “Arctic Skua”Britain V.80
Long-tailed JaegerPrinted “Long-tailed Skua”Britain V.81
Northern FulmarPrinted “Fulmar”Britain V.82
Great ShearwaterBritain V.83
Manx ShearwaterBritain V.84
Leach's Storm-PetrelPrinted “Forked-tailed Storm-Petrel”Britain V.85
European Storm-PetrelPrinted “Storm-Petrel”Britain V.86