Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 203, volume III

White-winged Crossbill

Plate 203 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
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Printed on the plate

“White-winged Crossbill”

Loxia leucoptera

Engraved caption: White Winged Cross Bill Loxia leucoptera (Gmell.)

Modern identification

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

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

Why

White-winged (Two-barred) Crossbill

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

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates