Printed on the plate
“Common Sparrow / Tree Sparrow”
Pyrgita domestica / Pyrgita montana
Engraved caption: 1. House Sparrow 2. Tree Sparrow Pyrgita domestica (Cuv.) Pyrgita montana (Cuv.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. House Sparrow.
Printed “Common Sparrow”
Passer domesticus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Old World Sparrows · Passeridae
Why
Pyrgita domestica Cuv. = Passer domesticus (House Sparrow); same species.
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 2. Tree Sparrow.
Printed “Tree Sparrow”
Passer montanus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Old World Sparrows · Passeridae
Why
Pyrgita montana Cuv. = Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow); 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.
- 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.
