Printed on the plate
“Willow Wren / Chiff-chaff / Wood Wren”
Sylvia trochilus / Sylvia rufa / Sylvia sibilatrix
Engraved caption: 1. Willow Wren 2. Chiff Chaff 3. Wood Wren 1. Sylvia trochilus (Gmelin) 2. Sylvia hippolais (Lath.) 3. Sylvia sibilatrix (Bechst.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. Willow Wren.
Printed “Willow Wren”
Phylloscopus trochilus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Leaf Warblers · Phylloscopidae
Why
Willow Wren = Willow Warbler
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 2. Chiff-chaff.
Printed “Chiff-chaff”
Phylloscopus collybita
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Leaf Warblers · Phylloscopidae
Why
Sylvia rufa Lath. = Chiffchaff
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 3. Wood Wren.
Printed “Wood Wren”
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Leaf Warblers · Phylloscopidae
Why
Wood Wren = Wood Warbler
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.
