Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 25

Coal Tit

Volume II, plate 25 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
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Printed on the plate

“Coal Tit”

Parus ater

Engraved caption: PARUS ATER.

Modern identification

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

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

Why

Parus ater = Coal Tit, Periparus ater; same species, older genus.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 155

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