Printed on the plate
“Moustached Warbler / Aquatic Warbler”
Salicaria melanopogon / Salicaria aquatica
Engraved caption: 1. Moustached Warbler 2. Aquatic Warbler 1. Salicaria Melanopogon 2. Salicaria aquatica
Modern identification
Figure 1. Moustached Warbler.
Printed “Moustached Warbler”
Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Reed Warblers and Allies · Acrocephalidae
Why
Salicaria melanopogon = Acrocephalus melanopogon (Moustached Warbler); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 2. Aquatic Warbler.
Printed “Aquatic Warbler”
Acrocephalus paludicola
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Reed Warblers and Allies · Acrocephalidae
Why
Salicaria aquatica = Aquatic Warbler A. paludicola
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
