Printed on the plate
“Winter Finch”
Fringilla ? hyemalis
Engraved caption: Winter Finch Fringilla hyemalis (Linn.)
Modern identification
Junco hyemalis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- New World Sparrows · Passerellidae
Why
Fringilla hyemalis Linn. is the Dark-eyed Junco: Gould's figure is a Slate-colored Junco, slate-grey with a white belly, white outer tail feathers and a pinkish bill.
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & on Stone by J. & E. GouldPrinted 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.
