Printed on the plate
“Cole Tit / Marsh Tit”
Parus ater / Parus palustris
Engraved caption: 1. Cole Tit 2. Marsh Tit Parus ater (Linn.) Parus palustris (Linn.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. Cole Tit.
Printed “Cole Tit”
Periparus ater
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice · Paridae
Why
Parus ater Linn. = Periparus ater (Coal Tit); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 2. Marsh Tit.
Printed “Marsh Tit”
Poecile palustris
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice · Paridae
Why
Marsh Tit (Willow Tit P. montanus, described 1827, was lumped; European Willow Tits in Britain went unrecognised till 1897)
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.
- 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.
