Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 192, volume III

Twite

Printed “Mountain Linnet, or Twite”

Plate 192 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
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Printed on the plate

“Mountain Linnet, or Twite”

Linaria montana

Engraved caption: Mountain Linnet or Twite Linaria montana (Ray)

Modern identification

Twite

Linaria flavirostris

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae

Why

Mountain Linnet = Twite

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