Printed on the plate
“Reed Wren”
Salicaria arundinacea
Engraved caption: Reed Warbler Salicaria arundinacea (Selb.)
Modern identification
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Reed Warblers and Allies · Acrocephalidae
Why
Reed Wren/Salicaria arundinacea = Eurasian Reed Warbler. Trap: modern A. arundinaceus is the Great Reed Warbler
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & on stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
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