Printed on the plate
“Snow Finch”
Fringilla nivalis
Engraved caption: Snow Finch Fringilla nivalis (Linn.)
Modern identification
Montifringilla nivalis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Old World Sparrows · Passeridae
Why
Snow Finch = White-winged Snowfinch
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
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