Printed on the plate
“Pallas's Sand-Grouse”
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Engraved caption: SYRRHAPTES PARADOXUS
Modern identification
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Sandgrouse · Pteroclidae
Why
Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pallas's Tetrao paradoxa) = Pallas's Sandgrouse; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate
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.
