Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 117, volume II

Thrush Nightingale

Plate 117 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
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Printed on the plate

“Thrush Nightingale”

Philomela Turdoïdes

Engraved caption: Thrush Nightingale Philomela turdoides (Blyth.)

Modern identification

Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Flycatchers · Muscicapidae

Why

Thrush Nightingale (Sprosser)

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.