Printed on the plate
“Glossy Ibis”
Falcinellus igneus
Engraved caption: FALCINELLUS IGNEUS.
Modern identification
Plegadis falcinellus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ibises and Spoonbills · Threskiornithidae
Why
Falcinellus igneus = Tantalus igneus and falcinellus Gmel., Plegadis falcinellus, Glossy Ibis; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 301
Who made the plate
J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter Imp
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
