Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 23

Great Tit

Volume II, plate 23 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Great Tit (Parus major)
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Printed on the plate

“Great Tit”

Parus major

Engraved caption: PARUS MAJOR, Linn.

Modern identification

Great Tit

Parus major

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice · Paridae

Why

Parus major = Great Tit; same species (not the Asian Tit eBird splits).

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 150

Who made the plate

J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Walter, Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates