Printed on the plate
“Starling”
Sturnus vulgaris
Engraved caption: Starling Sturnus vulgaris (Linn.)
Modern identification
Sturnus vulgaris
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Starlings · Sturnidae
Why
Sturnus vulgaris Linn. = Sturnus vulgaris (European Starling); same species.
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.
