Printed on the plate
“Pied Wagtail”
Motacilla Yarrellii
Engraved caption: Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba (Linn.)
Modern identification
Motacilla alba
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Wagtails and Pipits · Motacillidae
Why
Pied Wagtail = M. alba yarrellii, a subspecies of White Wagtail
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.
