Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 167, volume III

Wood Lark

Plate 167 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)
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Printed on the plate

“Wood Lark”

Alauda arborea

Engraved caption: Wood Lark Alauda arborea (Linn.)

Modern identification

Wood Lark

Lullula arborea

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Larks · Alaudidae

Why

Alauda arborea Linn. = Lullula arborea (Wood Lark); same species

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.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates