Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume IV, plate 45

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Printed “Oyster-catcher”

Volume IV, plate 45 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
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Printed on the plate

“Oyster-catcher”

Hæmatopus ostralegus

Engraved caption: HÆMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS, Lin.

Modern identification

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Oystercatchers · Haematopodidae

Why

Haematopus ostralegus Linn. = Eurasian Oystercatcher; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 300

Who made the plate

J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates