Printed on the plate
“Lesser Redpole”
Linaria minor
Engraved caption: Lesser Redpole Linaria minor (Ray)
Modern identification
Acanthis flammea
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Linaria minor Ray is the Lesser Redpoll, now Acanthis flammea cabaret in eBird 2025's lumped Redpoll.
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.
