Printed on the plate
“Lesser Spotted Woodpecker”
Picus minor
Engraved caption: PICUS MINOR, Linn
Modern identification
Dryobates minor
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Woodpeckers · Picidae
Why
Picus minor = Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Dryobates minor; same species, older genus.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 231
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
