Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume II, plate 67

Wood Warbler

Printed “Wood-Wren”

Volume II, plate 67 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
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Printed on the plate

“Wood-Wren”

Phyllopneuste sibilatrix

Engraved caption: PHYLLOPNEUSTE SIBILATRIX.

Modern identification

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Leaf Warblers · Phylloscopidae

Why

Phyllopneuste sibilatrix, the Wood-Wren = Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 131

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