Printed on the plate
“Common Crossbill”
Loxia curvirostra
Engraved caption: Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra (Linn.)
Modern identification
Loxia curvirostra
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
Why
Common Crossbill = Red Crossbill
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. Hullman
- 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.
