Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 110, volume II

Sedge Warbler

Plate 110 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
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Printed on the plate

“Sedge Warbler”

Salicaria Phragmitis

Engraved caption: Sedge Warbler Salicaria Phragmitis (Selby)

Modern identification

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Reed Warblers and Allies · Acrocephalidae

Why

Salicaria phragmitis = Sedge 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.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates