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Gould, The Birds of Great Britain · Volume V, plate 17

Garganey

Volume V, plate 17 of Gould's The Birds of Great Britain: Garganey (Spatula querquedula) — Full resolutionSmithsonian Libraries and Archives, via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

The whole sheet of volume V, plate 17, with its engraved caption — Full resolutionSmithsonian Libraries and Archives, via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Printed on the plate

“Garganey”

Querquedula circia

Engraved caption: QUERQUEDULA CORCIA.

Modern identification

Spatula querquedula

Certain
Checked against the engraved caption
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae

Why

Querquedula circia = Anas querquedula Linn., Spatula querquedula, Garganey; same species.

Sources

engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 364

Who made the plate

J. Gould, and 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.

The scan at the Biodiversity Heritage Library

The same bird on other plates

Europe, 1832–37Plate 364“Gargany Teal”