Printed on the plate
“Squacco Heron”
Buphus comatus
Engraved caption: BUPHUS COMATUS :
Modern identification
Ardeola ralloides
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
Why
Buphus comatus = Ardea comata Pall. (ralloides Scop.), Ardeola ralloides, Squacco Heron; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 275
Who made the plate
Walter Imp
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
