Printed on the plate
“Grey-headed Wagtail”
Budytes flava
Engraved caption: BUDYTES FLAVA.
Modern identification
Motacilla flava
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Wagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae
Why
Budytes flava (Gould's neglecta) = Western Yellow Wagtail; the blue-grey head and white supercilium are the nominate Blue-headed race, M. f. flava.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 146; the plate
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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