Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 18

Collared Flycatcher

Printed “White-collared Flycatcher”

Volume II, plate 18 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
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Printed on the plate

“White-collared Flycatcher”

Muscicapa collaris

Engraved caption: MUSCICAPA COLLARIS, Bechst.

Modern identification

Collared Flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Flycatchers · Muscicapidae

Why

Muscicapa collaris Bechst., Gould's White-collared Flycatcher = Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 63

Who made the plate

J. Gould & W. Hart, del et lith.Walter, Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates