Printed on the plate
“Fire-crested Wren / Golden-crested Wren”
Regulus ignicapillus / Regulus vulgaris
Engraved caption: 1. Fire Crested Wren 2. Golden Crested Wren 1. Regulus ignicapillus (Brehm.) 2. Regulus vulgaris (Cuv.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. Fire-crested Wren.
Printed “Fire-crested Wren”
Regulus ignicapilla
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Kinglets · Regulidae
Why
Firecrest
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.
