Printed on the plate
“Goldfinch”
Carduelis elegans
Engraved caption: CARDUELIS FLEGANS.
Modern identification
Carduelis carduelis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Carduelis elegans = European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis; the black-and-white-headed European bird, not the Gray-crowned Goldfinch eBird 2025 splits.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 196
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Walter & Cohn, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter & Cohn printed
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