Printed on the plate
“Jackdaw”
Corvus monedula
Engraved caption: CORVUS MONEDULA, Linn
Modern identification
Coloeus monedula
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
Why
Corvus monedula = Eurasian Jackdaw, Coloeus monedula; same species, now in Coloeus.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 223
Who made the plate
Gould & H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
