Printed on the plate
“Turtle Dove”
Columba Turtur
Engraved caption: Turtle Dove Columba Turtur (Linn.)
Modern identification
Streptopelia turtur
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae
Why
Columba Turtur Linn. = Streptopelia turtur (European Turtle-Dove); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & 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.
