Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 220, volume III

Common Raven

Printed “Raven”

Plate 220 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Common Raven (Corvus corax)
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Printed on the plate

“Raven”

Corvus corax

Engraved caption: Raven Corvus corax (Linn.)

Modern identification

Common Raven

Corvus corax

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

Why

Corvus corax Linn. = Corvus corax (Common Raven); same species

Sources

General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk

Who made the plate

E. Lear del et lithog.Printed by C. Hullmandel.

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

The same bird on other plates