Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 221, volume III

Carrion Crow

Plate 221 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
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Printed on the plate

“Carrion Crow”

Corvus corone

Engraved caption: Carrion Crow Corvus corone (Linn.)

Modern identification

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

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

Why

Corvus corone Linn. = Corvus corone (Carrion Crow); same species

Sources

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

Who made the plate

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

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

The same bird on other plates