Printed on the plate
“Black-cap”
Curruca atricapilla
Engraved caption: Blackcap Curruca atricapilla (Briss.)
Modern identification
Sylvia atricapilla
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies · Sylviidae
Why
Curruca atricapilla Bechst. = Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian Blackcap); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from life and 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.
