Printed on the plate
“Merganser”
Mergus serrator
Engraved caption: MERGUS SERRATOR.
Modern identification
Mergus serrator
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Mergus serrator Linn. = Red-breasted Merganser; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 385
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Walter & Cohn, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter & Cohn printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
