Printed on the plate
“Lapland Bunting”
Centrophanes lapponica
Engraved caption: CENTROPEANES LAPPONICA.
Modern identification
Calcarius lapponicus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Longspurs and Snow Buntings · Calcariidae
Why
Centrophanes lapponica, Gould's Lapland Bunting = Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 169
Who made the plate
J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
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