Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume IV, plate 41

Common Ringed Plover

Printed “Ringed Plover”

Volume IV, plate 41 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
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Printed on the plate

“Ringed Plover”

Ægialitis hiaticula

Engraved caption: EGIALITIS HATICOLA .

Modern identification

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Plovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae

Why

Aegialitis hiaticula = Charadrius hiaticula Linn., Common Ringed Plover; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 296

Who made the plate

Walter, Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates