Printed on the plate
“Hawfinch”
Coccothraustes vulgaris
Engraved caption: COCCOTHRAUSTES VULGARIS.
Modern identification
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Coccothraustes vulgaris = Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes; same species, older name.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 199; the plate
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lithWalter & Cohn, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter & Cohn printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
