Printed on the plate
“Common Cuckoo”
Cuculus Canorus
Engraved caption: Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Cuculus canorus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Cuckoos · Cuculidae
Why
Cuculus Canorus Linn. = Cuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo); 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.
- 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.
