Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 214, volume III

Eurasian Jay

Printed “Jay”

Plate 214 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
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Printed on the plate

“Jay”

Garrulus glandarius

Engraved caption: Jay Garrulus Glandarius (Briss.)

Modern identification

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae

Why

Garrulus glandarius Briss. = Garrulus glandarius (Eurasian Jay); same species

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.

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

The same bird on other plates