Printed on the plate
“Goosander”
Mergus castor
Engraved caption: MERGUS CASTOR, Linn.
Modern identification
Mergus merganser
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Mergus castor Linn. (merganser Linn.) = Mergus merganser, Common Merganser (Goosander); same species. The small Kingfisher in the distance is an accompaniment, not given a row.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 384
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
