Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume III, plate 13

Meadow Pipit

Printed “Meadow-Pipit, or Titlark”

Volume III, plate 13 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
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Printed on the plate

“Meadow-Pipit, or Titlark”

Anthus pratensis

Engraved caption: ANTHUS PRATENSIS.

Modern identification

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Wagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae

Why

Anthus pratensis, the Titlark = Meadow Pipit; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 136

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