Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume III, plate 33

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Printed “Tree-Sparrow”

Volume III, plate 33 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
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Printed on the plate

“Tree-Sparrow”

Passer montanus

Engraved caption: PASSER MONTANUS.

Modern identification

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Sparrows · Passeridae

Why

Passer montanus = Eurasian Tree Sparrow; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 184

Who made the plate

J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lithWalter & Cohn, Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates