Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume I, plate 29

Tawny Owl

Printed “Tawny or Brown Owl”

Volume I, plate 29 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
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Printed on the plate

“Tawny or Brown Owl”

Syrnium aluco

Engraved caption: SYRNIUM ALUCO.

Modern identification

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Owls · Strigidae

Why

Syrnium aluco = Tawny Owl, Strix aluco; same species, older genus.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 47

Who made the plate

J. Wolf and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Walter & Cohn, Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates