Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 15

Red-backed Shrike

Printed “Butcher-bird”

Volume II, plate 15 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
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Printed on the plate

“Butcher-bird”

Enneoctonus collurio

Engraved caption: ENNEOCTONUS COLLURIO.

Modern identification

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Shrikes · Laniidae

Why

Enneoctonus collurio, Gould's Butcher-bird = Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio; same species, older genus.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 69

Who made the plate

J. Gould 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