Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 21

Bohemian Waxwing

Printed “Waxen Chatterer”

Volume II, plate 21 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
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Printed on the plate

“Waxen Chatterer”

Ampelis garrulus

Engraved caption: AMPELIS GARRULUS.

Modern identification

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Waxwings · Bombycillidae

Why

Ampelis garrulus, Gould's Waxen Chatterer = Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 160

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