Printed on the plate
“Purple Heron”
Ardea purpurea
Engraved caption: ARDFA PORPUREA, Lin.
Modern identification
Ardea purpurea
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
Why
Ardea purpurea Linn. = Purple Heron; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 274
Who made the plate
Walter Imp
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
