Printed on the plate
“Parrot Crossbill”
Loxia pityopsittacus
Engraved caption: Parrot Crossbill Loxia pityopsittacus (Bechst.)
Modern identification
Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Loxia pityopsittacus Bechst. = Loxia pytyopsittacus (Parrot Crossbill); same species, older binomial
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life and 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.
